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The ancient Indian medical treatise 'Ashtanga Hridaya', which synthesizes the teachings of Charaka and Sushruta, was compiled by:

A. Dhanvantari
B. Vagbhata✓ Correct Answer
C. Charak
D. Sushruta

💡 Solution & Explanation

The classical medical text 'Ashtanga Hridaya' was compiled by Vagbhata, synthesizing the foundational Ayurvedic teachings of Charaka and Sushruta. Figures like Charaka and Sushruta authored separate seminal treatises on internal medicine and surgery respectively, rather than this specific syncretic text. Vagbhata's work remains one of the three principal foundational texts of classical Ayurveda.

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