| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 376 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
""AYURVEDIC MEDICINE: The Principles of Traditional Practice""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Part ONE""; ""1. A HISTORY OF AYURVEDA AND THE GROWTH OF THE MATERIA MEDICA""; ""2. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA""; ""3. AYURVEDIC HERBAL PHARMACOLOGY ANDPHARMACY: DRAVYAGUN. A AND BHAIS. AJYAVYA-KHYA-NA""; ""4. AYURVEDIC THERAPY AND TREATMENT: CIKITSA""; ""5. THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF AYURVEDA""; ""Part TWO""; ""6. PLANT PROFILES""; ""PLANT PROFILE TEMPLATE""; ""AJMODA""; ""AJWAIN""; ""ALOE"" |
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""Amalaki""""anthrapachaka""; ""aragvadha""; ""arjuna""; ""ashoka""; ""ashwagandha""; ""bakuchi""; ""bala""; ""bhallataka""; ""bhringaraja""; ""bhumiamalaki""; ""bibhitaki""; ""bilva""; ""brahmi""; ""cardamom""; ""castor""; ""chiretta""; ""chitraka""; ""chrysanthemum""; ""cinnamon""; ""cloves""; ""coleus""; ""coriander""; ""cumin""; ""damanaka""; ""daruharidra""; ""devadaru""; ""dhattura""; ""ephedra""; ""fennel""; ""fenugreek""; ""frankincense (indian)""; ""garlic""; ""ginger""; ""gokshura""; ""gotu kola""; ""guduchi""; ""guggulu""; ""gurmar""; ""haritaki""; ""hemp seed""; ""hingu"" |
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""Jasmine""""jatamamsi""; ""kalamegha""; ""kanchanara""; ""kapikacchu""; ""karavella""; ""krishna jiraka""; ""kushtha""; ""kutaja""; ""kutki""; ""lemon and lime""; ""lemongrass""; ""licorice""; ""lotus""; ""manjishtha""; ""mint""; ""mustaka""; ""mustard seed""; ""myrrh""; ""neem""; ""nutmeg""; ""pepper""; ""pippali""; ""pit shirisha""; ""pomegranate""; ""psyllium""; ""punarnava""; ""pushkaramoola""; ""rhubarb""; ""rose""; ""safed musali""; ""safflower""; ""saffron""; ""salt""; ""sandalwood""; ""sariva""; ""sarpagandha""; ""senna""; ""shankhapushpi""; ""shatavari""; ""shilajit""; ""tagarah"" |
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""Tila""""trivrut""; ""tulsi""; ""turmeric""; ""vacha""; ""vamsa lochana""; ""varuna""; ""vasa""; ""vidan ga""; ""vidari""; ""7. 52 common ayurvedic formulas""; ""a -sava, aris.t.a: medicated wines""; ""avaleha: medicinal jams""; ""cu-rn. a: powder preparations""; ""avipattika-ra cu -rn. a""; ""hin.gvas.t.aka cu-rn.a""; ""maha-sudarsâ?ana cu-rn. a""; ""pus.ya-nuga cu-rn. a""; ""sitopala-di cu-rn.a""; ""trikat.u cu-rn.a""; ""triphala-cu-rn.a""; ""guggulu: pills made with commiphora mukul""; ""goks.ura-di guggulu""; ""kaisâ?or guggulu""; ""kañcana-ra guggulu""; ""punarnavadi guggulu"" |
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""TRIPHALA-GUGGULU""""YOGARAâ€?JA GUGGULU""; ""KVA-THA: DECOCTIONS""; ""DASÂ?AMU-LA KVA-THA""; ""MAÑ JIS. T. HADI KVA-THA""; ""SIDDHA GHR. TA: MEDICATED GHEES""; ""AMR. TA GHR. TA""; ""BRA-HMI-GHR. TA""; ""MAHA-TIKTA GHR. TA""; ""PHALA GHR. TA""; ""SAT DHOUTA GHR. TA""; ""SHATA-VARI-GHR. TA""; ""TIKTA GHR. TA""; ""TRIPHALA-GHR. TA""; ""YAS. T. YA-DI GHR. TA""; ""SIDDHA TAILA: MEDICATED OILS""; ""ANU TAILA""; ""ASÂ?VAGANDHA TAILA""; ""BHR. N. GRA-JA TAILA""; ""BRA-HMI- TAILA""; ""KSI-RABALA TAILA""; ""MAHA-NA-RA-YAN. A TAILA""; ""MARICYA-DI TAILA""; ""NA-RA-YA-N.A TAILA""; ""PARIBHADRA OIL"" |
| Summary |
Ayurvedic Medicine clearly and comprehensively presents the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda making them accessible to the health practitioner of today. With a brief history of traditional medicine in India and discussion of principles, treatment strategies and traditional Ayurvedic pharmacy and pharmacology, the book offers an essential overview of the culture in which Ayurveda has developed and the scientific basis behind this holistic approach. It details over 100 plant profiles of Ayurvedic herbs, with images of fresh and dried plants, and 50 traditional formulas, including characteristics, usage, combinations, contraindications, and safety and dosage information for each. This essential resource explains the traditional medical system of Ayurveda, and provides guidance to students and practitioners on how to incorporate herbal medicine into their life and practice |
| Notes |
Originally published: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF (Proquest Ebook Central, viewed December 11, 2018) |
| Subject |
Medicine, Ayurvedic.
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Medicine, Ayurvedic
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Materia Medica -- therapeutic use
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Phytotherapy -- methods
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Traditional Medicine & Herbal Remedies.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Naprapathy.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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Medicine, Ayurvedic
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012024224 |
| ISBN |
9780857010919 |
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0857010913 |
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1283754401 |
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9781283754408 |
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