Essentials of Medical Astrology

DETAILS : 

• Author : Dr K S Charak
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Uma Publications
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2020
  
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 2007th
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8190100831
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8190100830
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 350 G 

ABOUT THE BOOK 

The 'Essentials of Medical Astrology' is the standard book on Vedic astrology which lays down detailed principles relevant to the analysis of a horoscopic chart, with disease and its various aspects as the main focus of attention. Some of the prominent features of this work are: > Standardisation of approach to analysis of a chart related to disease. > Use of four vargas, or divisional charts, and two dashas to ensure an accurate assessement of the chart. > Discussion of principles of sound and unsound health. > Indications for congenital ailments. > An elaborate approach to ensure accurate timing of onset of disease and its outcome. > Hints about the possible site of disease as well as the nature of disease using the significations of houses and planets, and the Drekkanas. > A detailed account of the principles of Balarishta and Arishta-Bhanga. > The use of such subtle principles of Vedic astrology as the twenty-second Drekkana, the sixty-fourth Navamsha, the Sarpa Drekkana, and Gulika or Mandi, to decide on the onset and outcome of illness. > Classical combinations indicating some of the common ailments, and the scientific approach to application of these principles to actual horoscopic charts.
A must for all students of Vedic astrology.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Dr. K S Charak, MS (Surgery), FRCS (UK) is Head of the Surgery Department at the Indira Gandhi ESI Hospital, Jhilmil, Delhi, India. He is the Honorary Editor of the bi-monthly Vedic Astrology. Author of several books on Vedic astrology, his extensive work in the field of astrology has earned him international recognition.