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Sowa-Rigpa (Amchi)


Branches of Sowa-Rigpa

Sowa-Rigpa prescribes to study eight major branches or specialized areas and all the disease and treatment procedures are classified into these eight branches –

 

  1. Lus (Kaya chikitsa/ Treatment of Internal disease)
  2. Byis Pa (Bala-tantra/ Pediatrics)
  3. Mo Nad (Matra roga/ Gynecology)
  4. Gdon (Bhoot vidya/ Psychiatry)
  5. Mtson (Shalya tantra/ Surgery)
  6. Dug (Agada tantra/ Toxicology)
  7. rGas pa (Jara chikitsa/ Geriatrics)
  8. Ro tsa (Vajikarna/ Aphrodisiacs)