Medical Astrology

[Madhavacharya]

Medical astrology is one of the important section of Astrology.It includes remedial measures for harmonizing planetary influences on both body & mind.It gives us a better picture & methodology for dealing with the disease that come from the internal causes.Diseases are associated with negative planetary influences.
The negative planetary influences can be balanced & harmonized by various methods.The foremost is gem-therapy.Then there are mantras,yantras,special rituals,other yogic methods for modifying planetary forces.
Astrology also examine individual body types on the lines classified in Ayurveda.
The biological Air humor is called"Vata",the biological Fire humor is called "Pitta"
& biological Water humor is called "Kapha" Each humor possesses a site of occumulation,where its ezcess condition develops & from which it causes disease.
Vedic astrology also contains a classification of planets, signs,houses, nkshatras
by the three humors.