The Ayurvedic classics, including [[Charak Samhita]], describe eight specialties of [[Ayurveda]] which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that [[Ayurveda]] was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why [[Ayurveda]] is also called ''Ashtanga [[Ayurveda]]'' and its eight ''angas'' (or arms) are as mentioned below: | The Ayurvedic classics, including [[Charak Samhita]], describe eight specialties of [[Ayurveda]] which were in vogue and practiced during the vedic period denoting that [[Ayurveda]] was already a highly evolved system of medicine with professional specialization. This is why [[Ayurveda]] is also called ''Ashtanga [[Ayurveda]]'' and its eight ''angas'' (or arms) are as mentioned below: |