Ashtanga Hridaya (Asatanagahrdayama)

A concise and well-organized compendium of Ayurvedic knowledge, drawing from Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas.

Indications

Ashtanga Hridaya is a primary textbook on Ayurveda covering all eight branches of the discipline and various disease management and preventive techniques.
Deals with Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine), Shalya (surgery), Bala Chikitsa (Paediatrics), Grahachikitsa (Psychiatry), Urdhvanga Chikitsa (ENT, Eye and Head), Damshrta Chikitsa (Toxicology), Jara Chikitsa (Geriatrics), and Vrushya Chikitsa (Aphrodisiac therapy).