Aṣṭāṅga Āyurveda has eight major branches. They are named as
- Kāya-cikitsā : “cure of diseases affecting the body” [General medicine]
- Bālacikitsā = Kaumāra-bhṛtya : treatment of children [Paediatrics / Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics]
- Grāhacikitsā (Manorogacikitsā) = Bhūta(past)-vidyā : “treatment of mental diseases supposed to be produced by past experiences or by demoniacal influence” [Demonology / exorcism / psychiatry] [astrology-related] [Idiopathic]
- Ūrdhvāṅga or Śālākya-tantra [Ophthalmology / ENT / Dentistry] : “cure of diseases of the eye or ear etc. by sharp instruments” [the upper part of the body, i.e. the part above the collar-bone ~ diseases of the supra clavicular – ear, throat, nose and eyes]
- Śalya[tantra] [Śalya-cikitsā] : removal of any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, etc.) ; intervention of external elements in the body and removal of it by using surgical/parasurgical interventions) [Surgery]
- Viṣacikitsā (Damṣṭra) = Agada-tantra : “doctrine of antidotes” [Toxicology] /Gada means poison/
- Rasāyana(-tantra) (Jarā-cikitsā) : “doctrine of elixirs” [Rejuvenation Therapy, Geriatrics]
- Vājīkaraṇa tantra (Vṛṣa-cikitsā) : “doctrine of aphrodisiacs” [Reproductive Therapy, Sexology] [Virility]
/ Gadanigrahaḥ: Kāyacikitsā-śālākya-śalya-bhūtavidyā-kaumārabhṛtya-agada-rasāyana-vājīkaraṇa-pañcakarmādhikārākhyanavakhaṇḍātmako dvitīyo bhāgaḥ /
Śālākya-tantra is the branch which deals with the health and disease of head and neck portions of the body. The father of this speciality was Nimi (king of videha), He learned this science from lord Sun.
Mainly they include
In India, especially in the southern state of Kerala, almost all these branches are still alive and popular. There are special treatment procedures for the treatment of the organs of head and neck. They include Nasyam, Dhoomapnam, Gandoosham, Kabalam, Shirodhara, Shirovasthi, Anjanam, Tharpanam, Pratisaranam etc.
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Aṣṭāṅga Āyurveda is based on:
1. Pañcamahābhūta Theory (Five Elements)
2. Tridoṣa theory (Three Body Humors)
3. Sapta dhatu theory (Seven Body Tissues)
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Ajánlott irodalom magyarul:
Śālākya-tantra is the branch which deals with the health and disease of head and neck portions of the body. The father of this speciality was Nimi (king of videha), He learned this science from lord Sun.
Mainly they include
Netracikitsā (ophthalmology),Of these, ophthalmology is the most widely practised sub-speciality, In this field total 76 eye diseases have been described with classification such as Vartma gata roga (i.e. diseases of the lids), Krishnagata roga (Diseases of cornea) etc. Ayurvedic ophthalmology is seen to be highly effective in many degenerative ailments as well as infectious diseases. There are several methods advised in the classical textbooks of ayurveda regarding proper care and prophylactic measurements for eyes.
Karnacikitsā (otology),
Nāsacikitsā (rhinology),
Mukhacikitsā or mukharogacikitsā (oral hygiene, dentistry & laryngology / mouth, teeth and throat), and
Śirorogacikitsā (diseases of the cranium / head).
In India, especially in the southern state of Kerala, almost all these branches are still alive and popular. There are special treatment procedures for the treatment of the organs of head and neck. They include Nasyam, Dhoomapnam, Gandoosham, Kabalam, Shirodhara, Shirovasthi, Anjanam, Tharpanam, Pratisaranam etc.
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Aṣṭāṅga Āyurveda is based on:
1. Pañcamahābhūta Theory (Five Elements)
2. Tridoṣa theory (Three Body Humors)
3. Sapta dhatu theory (Seven Body Tissues)
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Ajánlott irodalom magyarul:
- Boros Gyula : Az élet megismerése, az indiai ájurvéda (A NEVI, a MTTE és a Sanitas közös kiadásában)
- Dr. Vasant Lad : Ájurvéda. Az öngyógyítás tudománya (Édesvíz Kiadó, 1990. és 1995.)
