The Eight Branches of Ayurveda
Similar to western medicine, Ayurveda is divided into specialist areas as follows -
Kayachikitsa Internal Medicine
Kaumaryabrityam Paediatrics and Obstetrics
Bhutavidya Psychology and Psychiatry
Shalakya Tantra Treatment of disease above supra-clavicular region
Agadha Tantra Toxicology
Shalya Chikitsa Surgery
Rasayana Chikitsa Rejuvenative Treatment/ Geriatrics
Vajikarana Infertility and Aphrodisiacs