The coming together of the Ayurveda

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Hello, everyone!

 

This is my first post. Nice to be with you!

 

Ok, I'd like to know more about the origins of the Ayurveda, its

actual seed texts, and its development throughout.

 

I don't know much about it. I heard many things already like,

initially the ayurveda was those Atharva veda mantras for

healing, then there's the story of Dhanvantari coming out the milk

ocean with the knowledge of ayurveda, then someone told me

that the books were written over a period of time, by different

authors, from different lines, and focosing on different parts of

the medicine (surgery, rejuvenation, etc). I would like to know the

head of each line, when the line was formed, which books did

they come up with, what is still available. Is there any academic

work covering this issue?

 

I'd appreciate either answering straight from your best

knowledge or a link to some website who has compreensive

information on the theme, or still if you can suggest some

reading. At this time I am incline to here more from the

"academic" point of view, though I know it can be different from

the tradicional, or devotion perspective.

 

Thank you very much,

Best regards

Marcello Duarte