Ashtanga Hridaya

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Ashtanga Hridaya is a classical Sanskrit text of Ayurveda that systematically presents principles of health, disease, and treatment in a concise, practical format.

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Ashtanga Hridaya canonical 1
Ashtanga Hridayam 1
Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ayurvedic text
Sanskrit medical treatise
classical Indian medical text
aimsTo guide diagnosis and treatment
promote maintenance of health
belongsToTradition classical Ayurveda
coversTopic diagnosis
dietetics
panchakarma
pathology
pharmacology
preventive medicine
rejuvenation therapy
therapy
describes principles of disease
principles of health
principles of treatment
emphasizes holistic view of health
integration of theory and practice
focusesOn practical clinical application
hasAlternativeName Ashtanga Hridayam
linked to: Ashtanga Hridaya

Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya
linked to: Ashtanga Hridaya
hasAuthor Vagbhata
hasCommentariesBy later Ayurvedic scholars
hasField Ayurveda
hasGenre didactic medical compendium
hasLanguage Sanskrit
hasPart Chikitsasthana
linked to: Charaka Samhita

Kalpasthana
Nidanasthana
linked to: nidanasthana

Sharirasthana
Sutrasthana
Uttarasthana
hasStructure verse form
influenced later Ayurvedic literature
isAttributedTo Vagbhata
isKnownFor concise presentation of Ayurvedic doctrine
systematic organization of medical knowledge
isRelatedTo Charaka Samhita
Sushruta Samhita
isStudiedIn Ayurvedic colleges
originatesFrom Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
timePeriod classical period of Indian medicine
usedBy Ayurvedic physicians
usedIn traditional Ayurvedic education

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Ayurveda hasScripturalSource Ashtanga Hridaya
Ashtanga Hridaya hasAlternativeName Ashtanga Hridayam
linked to: Ashtanga Hridaya
Ashtanga Hridaya hasAlternativeName Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya
linked to: Ashtanga Hridaya