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Open Preview See a Problem? No trivia or quizzes yet. The Ah is the central work of authority for ayurvedic practitioners in Kerala. Treatment Guideline for Ayurvedic Medicine. Documents Similar To Hindi Book Astanga Hrdayam. Kerala is now known for its Ayurvedic centers mainly because of the Ashta Vaidyas.From those Ayurvedic text books, which are too elaborate and hence very difficult to the essence is collected and presented in Ashtanga Hridaya, which is. Ashta Vaidyas were Ayurvedic practitioners well-versed in all the eight different branches of Ayurvedic treatment. In Kerala ,a state in the south part of India, Ashtanga vaidyas are highly respected and consulted. Vrishya chikitsa or Vajeekarana Chikitsa – Aphrodisiac Therapy.Jara Chikitsa or Rasayana Chikitsa – Rejuvenation Therapy.Damsthra Chikitsa – Section on Toxicology.Urdhvanga Chikitsa or Shalakya Tantra – Treatment for eye, ear, nose and parts above neck.This is particularly noticeable in the new drugs and some of the new surgical procedures that have been introduced.Īshtanga Hridaya (Ashta = 8 Anga = Organ) deals with the 8 angas or organs of the body. Astanga Hridaya focuses more on the physiological aspect of the body rather than the spiritual aspects of it.Īshtanga Samgraha and Ashtanga Hridya, particularly the latter, indicate advancement in knowledge over the two samhitas of Charaka and Susruta. It is the third major treatise in Ayurveda. It s a complete but concise description of Ayurvedic medicine.Īshtanga Hridaya Samhita has catalogued, a systematized text of human illnesses. It contains 120 chapters and the author quotes Charaka, Susruta Bhela, Nimi, Kasyapa, Dhanvantari and other earlier authors and their works the chief source, however, is Ashtanga Samgraha. Many of the ayurvedic medicines are prepared through the methods described in Ashtanga Hridaya.Īshtanga Hridya Samhita is divided into sutra, nidana, sharira, chikitsa, kalpa, and uttara sthana, and was also written by Vagbhata. The kapha subtypes are first listed and described in this samhita, with exhaustive explanation of vata, pitta, and kapha along with their five subtypes.This text is considered as a combined form of both the Atreya and Dhanwanthari schools. Mainly focussing on kayachikitsa, Ashtanga Hridaya also discusses in detail about various surgical treatments. Use of various Chandas makes it very easy for the students to recite the Shloka from Ashtanga Hridaya as compared to other Samhita.Īshtanga Hridaya contains about 7120 poetic verses. Whenever a particular topic is discussed, it is discussed thoroughly and in detail and hence that subject will not be mentioned elsewhere. The arrangement of subject matter in various sections is appropriate. It’s easy to understand language makes it more acceptable amongst all the disciples of Ayurveda. Still Ashtanga Hridaya has surmounted the literature of all the Kala and proved its importance. Ashtanga Hridaya falls in the third section i.e Sangraha Kala. Vaidika Kala, Samhita Kala, Sangraha Kala and Madhya Kala. The history of Ayurveda is divided into 4 sections i.e. Vagbhata is famous for having presented Ayurveda and its essence in an easy, simple, comprehensive and understandable way.Įven Ashtanga Hridaya was written as a most contemporary Samhita in that era. Vagbhata was the author of 2 great treatises of Ayurveda namely ‘Ashtanga Sangraha’ and ‘Ashtanga Hridaya’. His father and grandfather, both were great Ayurvedic scholars Vagbatta is said to be the disciple of Avalokita. He is believed to hail from the region of river Sindhu. His grandfather too was known by the same name i.e. The way Ashtanga Hridaya has been written it shows the expertise of Vagbhata in Ayurveda, Sanskrit and Poetry. Ashtanga Hridaya has its own advantages over Ashtanga Sangraha. Ashtanga Hridaya is considered to be a work of second half of 7 th century. Ashtanga Sangraha is placed in the first half of 7 th century by historians. It is mentioned in Ashtanga Sangraha itself that the description in Ashtanga Sangraha is the compilation work based on Sushrutsamhita and Charakasamhita. Ashtanga Hridaya is considerd as the essence of Ashtanga Sangraha. Brihattrayi and Laghutrayi, Ashtanga Hridaya has got the wide acceptance in the Vaidya community.