Kaya Chikitsa (Set of 2 Volumes)

Language: English
Pages: 781



Volume-I


About the Book

Kayachikitsaa holistic approach of treatment mainly concerned with the disorders of the body and the mind, hence been given top priority among Astanga Ayurveda. Charaka Samhita the most important scripture on kayachikitsa hence we find majority of references from it when compared to Susruta and Vagbhata. Although there are many text books and excellent manuals devoted to Kayachikitsa. The speciality of this book is that it provides the essential information necessary with respective to the BAMS latest CCIM syllabus on Kayachikitsa, and thus relieve one from time and labor in searching through voluminous samhitas for principles of treatment and formulations of Kayachikitsa.

This book probably the first of its kind text book written for 2 papers pattern, and we hope it would be useful to all the medical practioners of Ayurveda and also to the final year students of BAMS at large in particular.

This book (1" volume) covers entire syllabus pertaining to 1" paper. In this we find discussion on the basic principles of treatment, various types of therapies to rectify the imbalance caused by dosha, dhatu and mala. Importance of kayachikitsa discussed with reference to agni and tridoshavaishamya elaborately. A new add up topic in the syllabus "Rogirogaparikshasiddhanta" an important pre requisite before initiating treatment is vividly described. Different types of chikitsa like Rogaanutpattikarachikitsa, avaranachiktsa, and shdvidhopakrama and Iinadoshachikitsa etc., were explained with relevant references from Samhita. Patterns of chikitsa like dwividhopakrama, Shadvidhopakrama detailed along with anupana and pathyaapathya for each of the disease.

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