Presenting by:- lakshmikanth 5th SEM MTA

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Presenting by- lakshmikanth 5th SEM MTA
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Introduction
Ayurveda is a science of health and healthy
living. It is a very scientifically designed
pathy that is meant for relieving people from
there misery. It is more than 5000 years old
science but even then it had separate specialized
branches according to the need of the patient.
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It is divided into eight parts. These are-
1) Kaya chikistha (general medicine) 2)
Bal roga or Kumar bhritya pediatrics(science of
diseases of children) 3) Grah or bhoot
vidya (psychotherapy) 4) Shalakya tantra
(eye, ear , nose and throat related science)
5) Shalya surgery ( art of treating diseases
with instrument) 6) Agad tantra
toxicology(the Science of poisons 7)
Rasayana science of rejuvenation ( make young
again) 8) Bajikaran science of
aphrodisiac (sex stimulating)
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Branches of ayurveda
1. Kaya chikitsa (General Medicine)

• It is the main branch of ayurveda and deals
  with the general medicine. Kaya in literal terms
  means body.

• It is related to the methods by which body is
  relived by miseries. But is the myth that it only
  deals with the physical body.

• But is the myth that it only deals with the
  physical body. It also helps in fight with the
  subtle (micro organism) body also.

• When the tridosha (vata, pitta and kapha) of
  the body gets vitiated(injure) , it interferes
  with the sapt dhatus (seven tissues) of the body
  to disrupt the normal bodily function.

• Kaya chikitsa is s holistic way of curing a
  disease by reaching the root cause the problem
  and then rectifying it with the medicines and
  food supplements.

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Branches of ayurveda
There has been inclusion of various methods of
performing treatments-

• One of the most common and the effective way
  of treating a disease is panchkarma. This is the
  series of five procedures or operations through
  which body is purified and cleansed from the
  vitiated dosha to achieve the state of
  homogenizes and happiness.

Note- Charak samhita is the most appreciated
book for practicing Kaya chikitsa. Charak samhita
contains eight sthana which have a specific
knowledge regarding subjects like anatomy,
pathology medicine etc.
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Branches of ayurveda
2. Bal Roga or Kumar Bhritya (Pediatrics)

• This branch of ayurveda deals with the care
  and remedies related to children.

• It tells us every thing about parental care
  right from the birth of the child to the teens.
  Every aspect is covered in this subject regarding
  the stages of growth

• Many methods have been discussed for
  improving the immunity and maintaing the proper
  growth of the child. All the sequence of the
  pattern and stages growth of the child to judge
  weather his growth is normal or not.

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Branches of ayurveda

• Kumar bhritya stare that the mental and
  physical condition of mother has a great impact
  on the health of the child. It also has
  recommended aahar (food) and vihar (life style)
  so as the mother could deliver healthy baby.

• It also deals with the treatment of various
  disorders like diarrhoea, constipation, fever,
  measles etc. other topic that are included in it
  are how to conceive, choosing gender of the
  child, improving intelligence of the child and
  midwifery.

Note- The major references of bal roga are found
in kashyap samhita.
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Branches of ayurveda
3. Grah or bhoot vidya or psychotherapy

• It is another very important branch of
  ayurveda that deals with the mental disorders.

• In addition to the medicinal therapy to
  improve the condition, certain therapy like yoga
  and meditation are also included to cure a
  patient.

• This branch of ayurveda has some
  controversies attached to it as some of the
  experts believe that this branch deals with the
  supernatural forces that occupy the mind and the
  body.

• The other groups of experts believe it as a
  bacterial and viral infection in the body and
  give the explanation by defining the term bhoot
  that is synonyms to ghost , the invisible force
  that cause trouble to mankind.

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Branches of ayurveda

• Bhoot vidya lays stress on the use of
  plants for disinfectant purposes so as to get rid
  of invisible bad forces (bacteria and virus) to
  infect the body and make the environment pure and
  disease free.

Note- These are mentioned under the name
graham vidya dravya. Along with this other
remedies like diet and various yoga procedures
are also mentioned.
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Branches of ayurveda
4. Shalakya Tantra (eye, ear, nose and throat
related science)

• It deals with the cause, diagnosis,
  prognosis, prevention and remedies related to
  eyes, ears, nose and throat disorders.

• As mentioned by sushurut there are about
  seventy two disease that is related to eyes.

• The name also signifies Shalakya tantra as
  shallaka in Sanskrit means a probe and all the
  procedures and examination regarding ENT and
  ophthalmology disorders are done via help of
  probe.

Note- Various other methods regarding the
general care of the eye and ENT structures has
been mentioned in the text like charak samhita,
sushurut samhita and ashtang samghrah.
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Branches of ayurveda
5. Shalya tantra (Surgery)( art of treating
diseases with instrument)

• Ayurveda has mentioned surgery which is more
  advanced than that of the present era

• Sushurut samhita is considered as the pioneer
  in giving procedures in surgeries. Sushurut the
  composer of sushurut samhita has very nice
  described every thing regarding surgery.

• It is a fact that for performing surgeries
  we must have a greater knowledge of anatomy. If
  compare anatomy as mentioned in sushurut, you
  will find it more superior and more descriptive
  the modern day anatomy.

• If compare anatomy as mentioned in sushurut,
  you will find it more superior and more
  descriptive the modern day anatomy.

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Branches of ayurveda

• Knowledge of muscle, bones and tendons and
  ligaments was very much known to the ancient
  ayurvedic physician and surgeons.

• Sushurut has mentioned complete and step by
  step details of various procedures that are
  related to the disorders like tumors,
  hemorrhages, injuries, fractures and deliveries.
  Good references of complicated procedures like
  intestinal obstructions and renal calculus have
  also been found. Cosmetic surgery was very
  advanced in that era.

• Instruments were made from stones, wood,
  metals and animal bones etc.

• A proper care like sterilization of those
  instruments were also taken into consideration.
  Usage of jaloka (leech) in skin related disorders
  and other ailments was also in use which modern
  science has now started practicing.

• Usage of kshar sutra (medicated thread) was
  used in excising the part which was to be
  operated which was the best technique to avoid
  any king of infection and recovery was very fast.

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Indian Ayurvedic System of Medicine
Chemist
Doctor
Safe but slow
Fast and more safe
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Branches of ayurveda
6. Agad tantra (toxicology)(the science of
poisons)

• It basically deals with the toxins.

• It mentions the way of getting rid of
  positioning in the body. There is mentioning of
  wide range of poisons which are either of animal
  or plant origin.

• There is also the mentioning of poisons
  derived from minerals like arsenic etc and
  artificial poisoning substances.

• Charak samhita, sushurut samhita and ashtang
  samghrah also mentions about the importance of
  Agad tantra in our lifestyle.

• It has also mentioned about the combination
  of the food stuffs that is to be avoided as they
  can become poison after coming in contact with
  each other. It also mentions about the antidotes
  of the poisons.

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Branches of ayurveda
7. Rasayan (science of rejuvenation)(make young
again)

• This branch of ayurveda deals with the
  promotion of longitivity and maintaining the
  health of the people.

• With the aid of rasayan we can increase the
  ojo (life force) of the body and also increase
  the immune system of an individual.

• In a lay man term rasayan can be said as the
  procedure or a substance by which aging process
  is retarded. This method of beating our age has
  been time tested and was very much in practice in
  ancient India.

• Rishi by practicing therapy was able to
  attain youth for very long time. When taken as
  the literal meaning of the term rasayan, it means
  enhancing the effect of rasa (a vital fluid
  responsible for creating energy in our body.).

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Branches of ayurveda

• There are several rasayan mentioned in
  ayurveda.
• Major one are amlaki (Indian goose berry),
  shilajit, ashwagandha, bhringraj, triphala etc.

• There are two methods of application of rasayans.

1. kutipraveshika rasayan 2. vatatpika
rasayan.

• Kutipraveshika is a set up in which there
  is the construction of a structure where a person
  willing of having rasayan is kept for prescribed
  amount of time.

• In vatatpika there is consumption of various
  types of herbs that serves the purpose of rasayan.

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Branches of ayurveda
8. Bajikaran science of aphrodisiac) (sex
stimulating)
This branch of ayurveda deals with the two
application.

• One is to cover the infertility aspect
• 2. Other is to cover the enhancement of
  sexual powers.

• Ayurveda has always stressed on producing a
  healthy progeny so as our society can develop.

• Hence to fulfill these criteria good
  qualities of sperms are to be produced. Bajikaran
  coves this aspect.

• It also helps in resolving the sexual
  related problems like infertility, impotence,
  decreased sperm count etc.

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conclusion

• It heals from the root-cause of an illness, not
  merely treating the symptoms.
• Natural therapies Inexpensive
• No side effects and therapies are effective

More research needs to be done to gather a larger
body of evidence Additional research needs to be
conducted in the area of Ayurvedic herbs.