[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2716 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2716 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2716 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2716](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2716) Puṇarvasu's mother's name was Candrabhāgā. Getting knowledge in Āyurveda from his father and also from Bharadvāja, Puṇarvasu became an authority on Āyurveda. His important work is 'Ātreyasamhitā'. There are about thirty prescriptions in his name. The prescriptions regarding 'Balātaila' and 'Amṛtāditaila' are found in Carakasamhitā. - [Previous: c8.2715](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2715) - [Next: c8.2717](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2717) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2716](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2716) · Pramāṇa