Ayurveda.....
Ayurveda (Sanskrit Ayurveda - आयुर्वेद, "life-knowledge") consists of eight branches of speciality viz,
1. Kāya-chikitsā - "Doctrine of General Medicine", "cure of diseases affecting the body"
2. Kaumāra-bhṛtya - "Doctrine of Paediatrics"
3. Śhalya-chikitsā - "Doctrine of Surgery"
4. Śālākya-tantra - "Doctrine of Ophthalmology/ENT "cure of diseases of the eye, ear, nose, head, etc
5. Bhūtavidyā - "Demonology / Exorcism/Psychiatry, treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by past experiences",
6. Agada-tantra - "Doctrine of Antidotes" & Toxicology, Forensic medicine
7. Rasayana-tantra - "Doctrine of Elixirs "
8. Vājīkaraṇa tantra - "Doctrine of Aphrodisiacs"
Vedic medicine, considered one of the oldest systems of
medicine in the world, was developed in India during the period 2000-1000 B.C.
The seers of ancient India used their observation, experience and natural
resources to develop a unique system which they named as “Ayurveda”, the “science
of life”.
2. Kaumāra-bhṛtya - "Doctrine of Paediatrics"
3. Śhalya-chikitsā - "Doctrine of Surgery"
4. Śālākya-tantra - "Doctrine of Ophthalmology/ENT "cure of diseases of the eye, ear, nose, head, etc
5. Bhūtavidyā - "Demonology / Exorcism/Psychiatry, treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by past experiences",
6. Agada-tantra - "Doctrine of Antidotes" & Toxicology, Forensic medicine
7. Rasayana-tantra - "Doctrine of Elixirs "
8. Vājīkaraṇa tantra - "Doctrine of Aphrodisiacs"
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