Vanaspati: Plants and Plant-Life as in Indian Treatises and Traditions c3.21

c3.21

C. Classification based on Dietic value : Charaka's division into 6 groups : all bearded grains, all pulses, vegetables, fruits, greens, sugarcane and oil; Suśruta's division into 15 groups; Amara's illustrations of the *Śaka Varga*; Bhābaprakās combines medicinal properties and dietic value and classifies plants into 10 *Vargas*... 105-127