Care of Children according to AyurvedaBefore the creation of living beings, lord brahma stated that ayurveda is a branch of atharvaveda. He composed it in one thousand chapters having one lakh shloka (verses) and divided it into eight branches. Kaumarbhritya is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda, formed by two word’s kaumar and bhritya, branch which deals with the care of children, their diseases and respective treatment is called kaumarbhritya. Acharya charak placed kaumarbhritya at 6th position in ashtang ayurveda. Acharya sushruta placed kaumarbhritya at 5th position in asthang ayurveda. Acharya vagbhatta placed kaumarbhritya at 2nd position. The subject matter of this branch is available primarily in SharirSthana and Uttar Tantra of treatise comprising BrihatTrayi. It also includes neonatology, amongst which care of children is described in detail. In Ayurveda texts Acharyas stated full description to care of new born from birth to full stability of children. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
High Risk Infant | 32 |
Management of Growing Infants | 36 |
Samskara | 51 |
Breast Milk | 78 |
Dantotpatti | 116 |
Lehana | 127 |
Immunity | 128 |
Immunization Measures | 146 |
Bal Roga Pariksha Vidhi | 161 |
Common terms and phrases
8th month Acharya acromegaly action advised antigen appear Ayurveda baby bala bath become birth body born Brahmi breast feeding breast milk called cause cells chapter Charaka child Children clean common concept described dhatri diet digestive diseases disorders dosha drugs effective eruption excessive feeding fruits ghee Ghrita given gold head hence honey immunity importance indicated individual infant infection involved Kashyapa keeping later look mainly Management materials measures meat medhya medicated medicine mentioned mind mixed month mother movements nature neonate newborn normal ojas pain performed period person practice prepared prevent produce promote properties quantity rasa rasayana reference Samhita samskara shukra significance signs skin soft specially specific stimulate strength subjected substances suffers Sushruta symptoms teeth tissues treatment urine usually Vacha Vagbhata varieties various vegetables vomiting Vriddha
Bibliographic information
| Title | Care of Children according to Ayurveda |
| Authors | Dr Aman Kumar, Dr Arjun Gupta |
| Publisher | Book Bazooka Publication, 2022 |
| ISBN | 9391363040, 9789391363048 |
| Length | 222 pages |
| Subjects | › Family & Relationships / General Medical / Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
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