ayurveda : 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
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