A Guide to the Eight Branches of Ayurveda

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A Guide to The Eight Branches of Ayurveda
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• Many of us limit our understanding of Ayurveda to
  herbal remedies and warm oil massages. However,
  the science of Ayurveda has an astoundingly
  detailed scope of looking at a persons total
  health, including everything from internal
  medicine to paediatrics to geriatrics,
  rejuvenation, surgery, and even sexual health.

ASHTANG AYURVEDA, OR THE EIGHT BRANCHES OF
AYURVEDA, IS A COLLECTION OF EIGHT MAJOR
DISCIPLINES IN AYURVEDA
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KAYA CHIKITSA (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
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• The term Kaya stands for Agni, or the
  digestive fire in the body. An imbalance in the
  Agni principle causes many ailments. Kaya
  Chikitsa is a discipline that treats common
  problems like fever, diarrhoea, cough, skin
  disorders, lung diseases, and bone disorders by
  rebalancing Agni.

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BAALA CHIKITSA (PEDIATRICS)
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• Baala Chikitsa, also known as Kaumarbhritya, may
  be traced back to a sage named Maricha Kashyapa,
  a pioneer of the Ayurvedic school of paediatrics.
  His apprentice Vriddha Jivaka assisted in
  documenting and encoding his masters knowledge
  of paediatrics in the well-known work Kashyapa
  Samhita.

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GRAHA CHIKITSA (PSYCHOLOGY)
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• Graha Chikitsa is the Ayurvedic psychic area that
  deals with diseases and disorders of the mind and
  ailments with psychosomatic foundations. Mental
  health problems cause psychosomatic disorders
  that do not have observable symptoms. This
  section discusses herbs and their uses as
  disinfectants and their ability to instil
  optimism into the environment.

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URDHVAANGA OR SHALAKYA CHIKITSA (EENT)
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• If you enjoy Ayurveda as much as we do, youve
  probably heard of or tried therapies like
  Netradhara, Karnapoornam, Gandoosham, or
  Shirolepa. You may not realize that these
  therapies are part of science known as Shalakya
  Chikitsa.

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SHALYA CHIKITSA (SURGERY)
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• Shalya Tantra describes pre-operative procedures,
  post-operative procedures, general procedures,
  energy points (marmas), and even anaesthetic
  techniques, as well as the appropriate equipment,
  bandages, or sutures.

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DAMSTRA CHIKITSA (TOXICOLOGY)
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• Damstra Chikitsa, also known as Agada Tantra, is
  an Ayurvedic toxicology branch that treats and
  prevents poisons in the body.

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RASAYAN/JARA CHIKITSA (GERIATRICS REJUVENATION)
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• This Ayurvedic branch focuses on diseases and
  disorders associated with ageing and the science
  of longevity and regeneration. It focuses on
  preventative healthcare, recommendations,
  therapies, and herbal medicines (Rasayana) to
  improve quality of life and lead a healthy,
  happy, and vibrant life.

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VRSHA OR VAJIKARA?A CHIKITSA (APHRODISIAC THERAPY)
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• This section is concerned with promoting mens
  and womens sexual health and fertility
  enhancement. It is concerned with the health and
  diseases of reproductive or genetic organs.

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Conclusion

• Swasthya Ayurveda has the best ayurvedic
  treatment in Dubai. And to receive these best
  treatments, call us on 971 4 397 7886 or 971 55
  826 5074.
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Contact Us

• Swasthya Ayurveda
• Address 47B, 4rd Floor B Block, Zomorrodah
  Bldg. Al Huzaifa Furniture Showroom Entrance,Near
  Karama Post Office 88 Al Karama Dubai, UAE.
• Ph 971 4 3977886 971 55 8265074
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