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Contents in briefPrva khanda (first section) has seven chapters and deals with origin of Ayurveda chief gods and sages propogating it-Lokasrti-pacabhta triguna-Atma; Indriya manas; Garbhotpatti-arira anga-avayava-Dodi vijana-Dinacarya-rtucarya- mans: cikitsapada adrasa gunakarma-Auadha dravyas-sangrahana pratinidhi-auadha hra dravya varga (groups of drugs and articles of diet. Nighantubhga).Description of different groups of drugs and articles of diet is dealt in 24(twenty four) vargas (groups) which form part of chapter 6 is considered the specialityof Bhavapraka. The author frunishes names, synonyms, names in different regions,properties and actions, tests, etc. of drugs of all categories (vegetable, animal andmineral origin). Apart from the drugs which are in use since long, many new oneswhich have come to India through western countries and those used in Unani systemof medicine have also been incorporated in this text. Hence Bhavamira is given thecredit for enlarging the materia medica of Ayurveda with addition of new drugs.This portion of the text is known popularly as Bhvapraka nighantu and has been published seperately with detailed notes by many present day scholars. Madhya Khanda-Middle/second section has 71 chapters dealing with the nidana (aetiology), lakaa (symptomatology), samprpti (pathogenesis) sdhyasdhyat (prognosis) and cikitsa (treatment) of all diseases, with greater emphasis on Kya cikits (inner medicine). Both Kthauadha (formulae from vegetable drugs) and Rasausadha (formulae from mercury and minerals) are mentioned in the treatment. Uttara Khanda-Third and last section has only two chapters, one dealing with Vjkaraa cikitsa (virilification therapy) and the other with Rasayana cikitsarejuvinatory therapy). ( Commentaries Till now only two commentaries in Sanskrit on Bhvapraka are known-1. First one which has no specific name is available in full and printed along with the text.2. Second commentary by name "Sadvaidya siddhanta ratnkara" is written by Jayadeva, son of Jayakrisna on the orders of Maharaja Ranavira Simha, king of Kashmir". This is incomplete and its manuscript is in the library of Jammu.Regarding the first commentary available now, there are doubts about its authorship among the present day scholars, since there is no mention in it. Some scholars opine that Bhavamira the author of the text is also the commentator; some others say, the traditional belief is that Bhvamira wrote only a tippai (short notes/ gloss) and not an eloborate commentary like the one now available; yet others hold the view that the commentator is a person different from Bhavamira and has chosen to remain incognito.1. Ref. Appendix at the end of the Vol. II 2. P.V. Sharma-Ayurveda-ka-vaijnanik Itihas-pp. 212. 3. Ibid.