Marich Kashyap: The Father of Paediatric Science
Chapters /Sthanas in Kashyap Samhita /Bridha Jivaka and its main subjects: introduction -2
History of Medical Tourism, Health and Wellness Tourism in Nagavansha Period (176-340 A.D.) – 9
History of Medical Tourism, Health and Wellness Tourism in India, South Asia- 127
(With Special mentions of History of Medicines in India)
By: Bhishma Kukreti (Medical Tourism Historian)
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There following chapters or section sin Kashyap Samhita –
Sutra Sthan of 30 chapters
Nidan Sthan of 8 chapters
Vimana Sthan of 8 Chapters
Shareer Sthan of 8chapters
Indriya Sthan of 12 chapters
Chikitsa Sthan of 30 chapters
Siddhi Sthan of 12 chapters
Kalpa Sthan of 12 chapters
And
Khil * Sthan of 80 Chapters
Rai states (3) that it is s belived that Vatsya added Khil Sthan chapters as those chapters were not I original Kashyap Samhita.
Rai offered the information of other 6 classics with title r Kashyap Samhita too (3).
Kashyap Samhita is only available treatise for paediatrics (Kumarbhritya) (3) .
Rai offers following main subjects or contributions of Kashyap Samhita for medical world (3) –
Kumar Samhita takes Child diseases and cure at top among all Ayurveda Subjects
Kashyap described eight types of sweda (Sudation)
Kashyap classified children as per financial conditions (Upper, Middle, Poor). This classification is still relevant for medical Tourism development factors analysis
There is exclusive and separate chapter for ‘Karnavedhana, children ear lobe piercing ’.
Kashyap described drug doses for children according to age or weight,
Kashyap recommends Ghee for children as per age
and weight.
Kashyap Samhita classified breast milk feeding or breast into classes a s Shakuni, Putana etc . There is description of children consuming different types of breast milk in Kashyap Samhita
Kashyap described types of breast milk –formation, ejection, and qualities of breast milk. Kashyap offered suggestion for mixing drugs with breast milk
Kashyap offered medicines for increasing breast milk
Kashyap offered; clinical features of children diseases; relation of Shishya and Guru ; malnutrition; children skin diseases and divided childhood into foetus, infant and child.
Therefore we without any doubt may conclude that Kashyap is the’ Father of Paediatrics or child disseises and cure in the medical world’
No literature is available even in Greece or in Roma, we do not find literature exclusively devoted to children diseases and mother role in children disseises and cure so extensively as Kashyap.
When in any age a Father of any medical subject emerges that clearly means the place has expertise in the medical science related that subjects. And medical expertise attracts the medical tourism or become the base of medical tourism. Definitely, due to Kashyap ‘ work medical tourism would have developed not only at his time but in coming years too due to his pupils.
References
1-Vidyalankar Atrideva, Ayurveda ka Vrihat Itihas, Hindi Sahitya Samiti, Banaras pages -960, page 204-205
2- Kumar Dr. Ajay, Dr. Ttina Singhal, Kashyap Samhita: Kewal Mool Shloka , published by Dr. Ajay Kumar , 2001 , page 1 of Grantha Parichay
3-Rai Deepshikha, Kashyap Samhita, Kashyap Samhita: A review of History and its contribution to Kumarbhritya, International Jounral of Ayurveda and Herbal medicines 4.5 (2014) 1569-1578
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Marich Kashyap: The Father of Paediatric as indicator of medical tourism, Marich Kashyap: The Father of Paediatric will be discussed in next chapter
History of Medical Tourism, health Tourism and Wellness Tourism and History of Medicines in Nagavansha / Kashyap Samhita India will be continued in next chapter – 127