BRANCHES OF AYURVEDA
There are eight main branches of Ayurveda, popularly known as ‘Ashtang Ayurveda’.
Branch | Modern correlate |
Kaya chikitsa | Internal Medicine. |
Shalya Tantra | Surgery. |
Shalakya Tantra | ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) and Ophthalmology(eye) |
Bhoot Vidya | Psychiatry. |
Agad Tantra | Toxicology, Forensic medicine. |
Kaumar Bhritya | Pediatrics |
Rasayan Tantra | Rejuvenation and Geriatrics. |
Bajikaran Tantra | Aphrodisiacs therapy. |