Abstract

VEDANADHYAYA: IMPORTANCE IN PAEDIATRIC PRACTICE

*Dr. Smriti Sajwan and Dr. Ajay Pratap Chauhan

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Abstract

The eight branches of Ashtangayurveda comprise the knowledge of Ayurveda. The branch of Ayurveda that deals with understanding ailments and caring for children from conception through growing up is called Kaumarbhritya. The most significant and main text of the Kaumarbhritya is the Kashyap Samhita. The Kashyap Samhita is divided into several sections (Sthana), of which Vedanadhyaya is the 25th Chapter of Sutrasthana. Vedanadhyaya explains the symptoms of 30 diseases in children and assists in paediatric examination and diagnosis because children cannot an explanation of the symptoms of 30 diseases in children and assists in paediatric examination and diagnosis because children are unable to express their symptoms on their own behalf. The current review essay is an inadequate attempt at taking a look at both the traditional and contemporary components of the Vedanadhyaya text. It is obvious that Acharya Kashyap has incorporated a wide range of illnesses affecting several systems, such as the skin, ENT, gastro-biliary, haematology, urinary system, and the Balgrahas. The symptoms listed are also accurate and logical in today's logical time .l. Therefore, in order to properly comprehend the Ayurvedic point of view regarding paediatric disorders and their common discriminative signs, a thorough study of Vedanadhyaya is required. It supports the idea that kids are not small adults and that paediatric illnesses have unique characteristics that call for knowledge of them. The significance of Vednaadhyaya in the clinical diagnosis of paediatric illnesses is highlighted in this review paper.

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