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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
The Ayurvedic classics including Charaka Samhita describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below: | The Ayurvedic classics, including [[Charaka Samhita]], describe eight specialties of Ayurveda which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that Ayurveda was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why Ayurveda is called Ashtanga Ayurveda and its eight angas are as mentioned below: | ||
1. Kayachikitsa - Internal medicine | 1. Kayachikitsa - Internal medicine | ||
2. Shalya tantra - Surgery | 2. Shalya tantra - Surgery | ||