Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Care of newborn
- Infant feeding
- General care of children
- Dentition
- Childhood samskaras
- Clinical examination of children
- Principles of treatment and drug therapy in children
- Diseases of children and their management
- Bibliography
- Index
One of the 8 branches of Ayurveda is known as "Kaumarabhrtya" (child health care). Passages and recom-mendations are taken from classic sources such as Charaka and Sushruta Samhita.