Abstract
Astanga Hridaya is one of the authoritative treatises of ancient Indian medicine. It has attracted the attention of medical experts not only within India but also of neighboring cou ntries such as Arabia, Persia, Tibet and Germany. Its popularity is substantiated by large number of commentaries by scholars of Ayurveda and translation into other languages . Kaumarbhritya is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda which presently deals wit h care of infants and children, their diseases and treatment. Though main text of this branch is considered to be Kashyap Samhita which is incompletely available, thus scholars have to look upon other authoritative texts for knowledge of the subject. Astan ga Hridaya being a comprehensive text and a part of Brihat trayi is apt for quenching thirst of knowledge. This article aims at reviewing the knowledge about Kaumarbhritya available in Astanga Hridaya. After thorough review i t was found that the c onsidered text describes all important concepts of Kaumarbhritya, diseases of children and their practical treatment which caters to the needs of students, scholars and practitioners alike.
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