A Text Book Of Shalakya Tantra (Diseases Of Eye, Head & E.N.T

Dr. Dhingari Lakshman Chary · Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan

English · Paperback · Edition: First Reprint

The shalakya tantra gives the detailed discription of the diseases of the following parts 1) Ear diseases 2) Nose diseases 3) Throat dis-eases (Lips - Teeth, Gums Tongue Palate Throat proper etc) 4) Eye dis-eases and 5) Shiro rogas. All these are sensory organs seated in the shiras so only this branch of the medicine is given prime importance among the 8 branches of Ayurveda Again in this branch ophthalmology (Netra roga vigyana ) is having utmost importance because eye is the organ for visual sensation, if vision is lost merely every thing is lost - blind man, though rich cannot enjoy the world, so only it is explained that " Sarvendrianam Nayanam Pradhanam".

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