Abstract

Dr. Sachin Keraba Chavan* and Dr. Anju Dilip Gaikwad

ABSTRACT

Kashyapa Samhita is nothing but a book of pediatrics having main focus on health and well being of children and their pathological menifestations. The most revered source book available on kaumrbhritya, is presented in the form of compilations of the preaching of Acharya Kashyapa by his discipline Vriddha Jivaka. The Kashyapa samhita available today is actually one fourth or even less than what it would have been in its original form. Fortunately we have Vednadhyaya where in 32 pediatric illnesses are described. The text is divided in various sections (Sthanas) of which Vednadhyaya is twenty fifth chapter in Sutrasthan. Acharya Kashyapa has provided us a strong diagnostic tool which is useful in day to day practice or pediatrics. He undoubtedly laid the foundation stone of clinical pediatrics. Vedanadhyaya concerns the symptomatology of various diases in children and serves as agreat guidance for pediatric examination and diagnosis as children themselves are unable to narrate their symptoms. So the present article reviews the original text chapter and critically analyses it in light of contemporary medical science with special emphasis on common Mahastrotasa Vikara in pediatric age group.