Astagahrydaya-quintessence of the eight branches ( of Ayurveda ) is one of the authoritative treatises on ancient Indian medicine. It had attracted the attention of medical men not only within this country but also of neighbouring countries such as Arabia Persia, Tibet and Germany. Its popularity is substantiated by the large number of commenta¬ries by Indian scholars and appreciation by the scholars of many other countries. With its beauty and brevity of poetical composition, sequential arrangement of topics, clear descri¬ption of precepts and practices of medical science and many other merits, it has earned its rightful place as one among the Brhat trayi-three great treatises-of Ayurveda. It is an epitome of Ayurveda catering to the needs of the students, scholars and medical practitioners alike.
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