| Author | Bhela |
|---|---|
| Original title | भेलसंहिता |
| Translator | K.H. Krishnamurthy |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Subject | Internal medicine |
| Genre | Samhita |
Publication date | c. 7th century CE or later |
| Publication place | Ancient India |
Original text | भेलसंहिता at Sanskrit Wikisource |
Bhela Samhita (IAST: Bhela-saṃhitā, "Compendium of Bhela") is a Sanskrit-language medical text from ancient India. It is known from an incomplete c. 1650 CE manuscript kept at the Sarasvati Mahal Library in Thanjavur, and a c. 9th century fragment found at Tuyoq. Quotations in other works suggest that an older version of the text, possibly composed during 400-750 CE, existed.
Much of the text is in form of a dialogue between sage Atreya and his pupil Bhela, the author of the text. It shows many similarities with the Charaka Samhita, another text of the Atreya school, but it also shows some similarities with the Sushruta Samhita of the Dhanavantri school.