Ashtanga Sangraha is a major treatise on
ayurveda, compiled by
Vagbhatta. ('Ashtanga' means octo-partite and 'Sangraha' means a summary.) This text is composed of verse and prose. It is an abridged form of
Charaka Samhita and
Sushruta Samhita. Ashtanga Sangraha has 150 chapters. The practice of medicine, human anatomy, the causes and pathology of various conditions, purging and vomiting, taking care of children and diseases of children are the main sections.
