Medical Astrology

What is Vedic Medical Astrology?

Medical Astrology is a branch of Vedic Astrology. It deals with the medical aspect (health prospects) of astrology, that is, a Vedic horoscope is drawn by the Vedic Medical Astrologer, based on time, place, date of birth of the concerned person and then appropriate advice is given to cure the disease, the person is suffering from.

The roots of Ayurveda can be traced to Atharva Veda among the four Vedas. The measures and rites to treat diseases are dealt in both Atharva Veda and Ayurveda. In Atharva Veda, it sounds somewhat primitive, but Ayurveda strikes good by its logical approach to the cure of diseases. Jyotisha is one among the six limbs of Vedas. It is considered to be eye of the Vedas. A practitioner of Ayurveda is supposed to know the Vedangas for prognosis, selection of herbs, fix the appropriate time of treatment and finally to know the life span of the patient.


Ayurvedic Astrology:

The Seven planets correspond to the three Humours (Doshas) in Ayurveda—Vata (wind), Pitta (bile) and Kapha (phlegm).

In the Ayurvedic parlance, the ‘Seven Revolving Heavens’ are classified thus (“Vatam Pittayutha Karothi Dinakrith”):

Also, The seven planets correspond to the Seven Gross Tissue-Elements (Dhatus) thus:


Planets------------Doshas--------------------------Dhatus
Sun------------------Pitta----------------------------Bones
Moon----------------Vata & Kapha----------------------Blood
Mars----------------Pitta-----------------------------Bone Marrow
Mercury-----------Pitta, Vata & Kapha-----------------Skin
Jupiter---------------Kapha---------------------------Fat
Venus---------------Vata & Kapha----------------------Seminal Energy
Saturn---------------Vata-----------------------------Veins


According to the famous Ayurvedic sage Vagbhata :

Pitta has the characteristic of fire (pittam-vahnihi). Therefore, when the Sun or Mars becomes unfavourable, one suffers from diseases due to heat such as constipation, measles, ulcers, skin eruptions, small-pox, burning sensation, etc.

Unfavourable Moon and Venus produce diseases caused by water such as swellings in different parts of the body.

Mercury brings about diseases such as brain fever, typhoid, etc., due to the inflammation of all the three doshas.

Jupiter brings about deafness. If in the birth horoscope, any planet is functionally a great malefic, then, during the major, sub, sub-sub period of that planet, the respective disease would make its appearance.

Saturn brings about diseases due to (wind).




Medical Astrology’s perspective about the 12 Houses of the Zodiac:

House---------Organ
Ist House Head
2nd House Face
Third House Throat
Fourth House Heart
Fifth House Place beneath the heart
Sixth House Stomach
Seventh House Generative Organ
Eighth House Upper Thigh
Ninth House Thigh
Tenth House Knee
Eleventh House Calf
Twelfth House Feet