The aims of AYURVEDA are:
To prevent diseases
To treat and cure diseases
 
 
 
Both of which are aimed towards the promotion of health on three levels:
 
     
 
Mentally
Physically
Spiritually
 
 
  EIGHT BRANCHES OF AYURVEDA  
  Ayurveda looks at diseases as a state of disharmony in the body as a whole, and is divided into eight branches, which are:  
     
 
Kaya Chikitsa
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 Internal Medicine
Bala Chikitsa
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 Pediatrics
Graha Chikitsa
-
 Psychological Medicine
Shalakya Tantra
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 Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Ophthalmology
Shalya Tantra
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 Surgery
Agada Tantra
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 Toxicology
Vajikarana
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 Sexology
Rasayana
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 Rejuvenation