''Chikitsa'' in Sanskrit means treatment and this section is about therapeutics in Ayurveda. Since the objective of Ayurveda is the prevention and treatment of disease, the first two chapters viz. [[Rasayana]] and [[Vajikarana]] deal with the preservation and promotion of physical, mental, and sexual health of a healthy person and the remaining chapters deal with therapeutics for the cure of diseases. | ''Chikitsa'' in Sanskrit means treatment and this section is about therapeutics in Ayurveda. Since the objective of Ayurveda is the prevention and treatment of disease, the first two chapters viz. [[Rasayana]] and [[Vajikarana]] deal with the preservation and promotion of physical, mental, and sexual health of a healthy person and the remaining chapters deal with therapeutics for the cure of diseases. |