Kayachikitsa, it is the first branch of Astanga Ayurveda or eight-branched Ayurveda that deals with general medicine. The total treatment procedure is called Kaya Chikitsa (or internal medicine), where in kaya means ‘body’ and chikitsa means ‘treatment’.
Kayachikitsa deals with the multi systemic illness of the adults. It deals with therapeutic approach to the disease either through yukti i.e Shodhana (purification), Shamana (pacification), daivvyapashraya and Satwawajaya (Counseling).