Arogya Raksa Kalpadrumah, is a laudable literary source on specialty Ayurvedic pediatric care of Kerala terrain. Sri. Kaikkulangara Rama Warrier, one of the illustrious astute of ancient Kerala, is considered as the author of this treasured literature. This literary work contains exceptional information regarding various diseases pathogenesis and its management, with reference to pediatric age group, which is not seen any of the other Ayurvedic literary works.
A sumptuous explanation of 51 types of visarpa (inflammatory skin diseases) etiology, pathogenesis and its management is explicatively explained in this book is its outstanding feature. Apart from this topic, various other disease pathogenesis and its management, such as Rakta stambha, kundalaka, sakha roga, Nabhi roga etc. are explained in this work. This is another special feature not seen in any of the other Ayurvedic literary works present today. Another topic of special citation is that, is the lucid explanation on immunomodulatory methods followed in children, is explained under the topic as prakaradi yoga, is a specially of this book. Aside from all the above, Arogya Raksa Kalpadruma explains the innards of all the eight specially division of Ayurveda.
On rummaging the heirloom of Kerala's splendid Ayurvedic health care treasures, one can find, Arogya Raksa Kalpadruma, is the bible of the ancient Ayurvedic pediatric health care wisdom of Kerala. |
