The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a database currently containing codified/published literature from Indian Systems of Medicine. TKDL contains more than 5.15 lakh formulations/ practices from the texts of traditional medicine systems of India including Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Sowa Rigpa, and Yoga. The selection of these texts is based on inputs from a group of eminent experts from respective streams. The task of digitizing the traditional information available is being done continuously in a phased manner and has started with open knowledge available in published texts.

Time of origin as mentioned, refers to the lifetime of authors of the respective texts.

In case of compiled texts, the time of origin is not given since it is dependent upon the time of origin of back-references from which information is taken.

The list of texts from which knowledge is currently available in the TKDL database is listed below classified by the appropriate stream of knowledge:

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