Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Kaumarbhritya Tantra is fourth branch of Ashtang Ayurveda. Kaumarbhritya Tantra is most important branch of Ayurveda which dealing with the care of the child from conception to till the maturity. Kaumarbhritya Tantra also called Bala Chikitsa this is a comprehensive study about the prenatal,postnatal baby care as well as different ailments under  gynecology.Thus  Kaumarbhritya Tantra is not only concerned about the  physical health of mother and child also deals with the mental and psychological requirements of a mother and her new born child. The procedures and methods of  Kaumarbhritya Tantra can be found in ancient  scriptures of Vagbhata,Ashtanga Samgraha,Ashtanga Hridaya , Charak Samhita and Sushruta Samhita. Kaumarbhritya Tantra as a science of pediatrics includes minute details of various disorders related to child’s health such as gastrointestinal diseases, teething disorder,rickets.It also deals with the art of nursing and health...

Shalakya Tantra ( for disease of Eye,Ear,Nose and Throat) is the third branch of Asthang Ayurveda. The father of Shalakya Tantra was Nimi RajaThe king of Videha.  He got this knowledge from Lord Sun.He name it Shalakya Tantra. Shalakya means probe.In Shalakya Tantra there are different types of probe. Like Probe of eye is called Netra Shalaka. Probe of the ear is called Karna Shalaka. Probe of the nose is called Nasa Shalaka. Probe of throat is called Mukh  Shalaka.and Probe of the lips is called Oshta Shalaka  etc. According to modern medical science the branches of Shalakya Tantra  is classified as 1 Netrachikitsa ( Ophthalmology) 2 Karnachikitsa ( Otology ) 3 Nasachikitsa ( Rhino logy ) 4 Mukharogyachikitsa ( Oral hygiene,Dentistry and Laryngeal) 5 Shiroarogyachikitsa ( Head,brain ) So it is clear that Shalakya Tantra deals with the etiology,diagnosis,prognosis,prevention and treatment of diseases that are located above th...

Shalya Tantra is the second branch of Ayurveda that is  Ashtang Ayurveda. Shalya Tantra is a branch of Ayurveda that deals with surgical and  para surgical procedures. Shalya Tantra is well described in Sushruta  Samhita written by Acharya  Shushruta. According to Acharya Shushruta it is best to use Shalya Tantra when the problem with the body is beyond merely medicinal repair. In cases like Abscesses,Cysts,Enlarged lymph nodes, trauma injuries, non healing wounds,Hemorrhoids,kidney and bladder stones,Urinary retention and breast related diseases Acharya Shushrut advised to apply the techniques of Shalya Tantra. Shalya Tantra Treatment not only gives faster relief from suffering but also beneficial in circumstances where  internal medicine fails to cure. The surgical instruments used in Shalya Tantra were made from natural substance like Stone, branches of trees and broad leaves. Shalya Tantra was popular because this could give fast re...

Kaya Chikitsa is the first branch of Ayurveda Kaya means body and chikitsa means treatment. Kaya chikitsa also called internal medicine that deals  with general medicine. Kaya Chikitsa is  described in details in Charak Samhita the important scripture  on Ayurveda. In charak Samhita it discussed the basic principles of treatment, Various types of therapies and purification or detoxification methods. According to Kaya Chikitsa the body of a person is the product of the constant psychosomatic interactions and diseases caused are due to imbalance of three doshas called Vata-Pitta-Kapha and also sometime by the mind and occasionally by the body’s dhatu (Tissues) and mala (Toxins deposits). Kaya Chikitsa mainly deals with the diagnosis and treatment of various general diseases like Skin disorders, diabetes, tuberculosis, Rheumatoid arthritis and many other disorders. Kaya Chikitsa is the branch of herbal medicine which deeply involved to find...