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Vol. I: Sutra Sthana and Sarira Sthana, Vol. II: Nidan, Cikitsa Kalpa and Siddhi Sthana, Vol. III: Uttar Sthana (Text in Sanskrit and English trans., notes)
The Astanga Hridaya, which is a condensed version of the earlier Astanga Samgraha by the same author, is particularly favored by scholars because of the clarity of its presentation. It author, Vagbhata, was born in Sindh (a province in Pakistan) circa 500 AD and was taught Ayurvedic medicine by his father and a Buddhist monk, named Avalokita. The Ashtanga Hridaya samhita is a systematized text of human illness and therapy in six sections which incorporates the Eight Branches, known as Ashtanga Hridaya in Sanskrit: Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Toxicology, Basic Surgery, Rejuvenation Therapy, Geriatrics.
ISBN - 9788121800196
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Pages : 1706
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