Ayurveda Treatment
Ayurveda, a Sanskrit word comprises of two words, ayus, meaning 'life' and veda, meaning 'science', thus ayurveda in literal sense means the 'science of life'. It is a system of traditional medicine with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. It has been a popular and influential system of medicine in entire South Asia. The earliest literature of this traditional medicine system is said to have appeared during the Vedic period in India. The most influential of these Ayurveda literatures has been the Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita. Ayurveda is said to be a fully developed medicinal art with a number of unique and exclusive medicinal therapies and surgical procedures for the treatment of various ailments and diseases.
Eight Branches Of Ayurveda
Ayurveda, being a vast science is divided into eight branches, which are collectively called as Ashtang Ayurveda. Like any other modern medicinal therapies, Ayurveda believes in specialized treatment for different body parts. Thus, the medicinal art have been categorized under branches that deal with psychiatry, internal medicine, treatment of eyes, ears, nose, throat and head, toxicology and gerentorology separately. Ayurveda is the first ever medicine system to categorize pediatrics, aphrodisiacs and surgery as the branches of any medicinal science.
List Of The Eight Branches
Kayachikitsa -Internal Medicine
Shalya chikitsa -Surgery
Bala chikitsa- Pediatrics
Graha chikitsa- Bhoot Vidya - Psychiatry
Urdhvanga chikitsa-Treatment of eyes, ears, nose, throat and head
Damstra chikitsa- Agad Tantra -Toxicology
Jara chikitsa- Rasayana- Gerentorology
Vrishya chikitsa- vajikarana- Aphrodisiacs
- Sri Eswaran