कायबालग्रहोध्र्ध्वाङ्गशल्यदंष्ट्राजरावृषान् ।।5।।
अष्टावङ्गानि तस्याहुश्चिकित्सा येषु संश्रिता ।
1. Kaya-cikitsä (General Medicine)
2. Bala-cikitsa/Kaumārabhṛtya (Pediatrics)
3. Graha-cikitsa/Bhūta-vidya(Demonology)
4. Urdhvänga/Šäläkya-cikitsa (E. N. T. & Ophthalmology)
5. Śalya-cikitsa (Surgery)
6. Damsträ-cikitsä/Agada tantra (Toxicology)
7. Jara/Rasayana (Geriatrics)
8. Vrsa/Vajikarana (Aphrodisiacs)
The management of diseases depends upon these eight branches i.e. Astanga Ayurveda.
