The Roots of Ayurveda
By Various
Introduction by Dominik Wujastyk
Translated by Dominik Wujastyk
Notes by Dominik Wujastyk
By Various
Introduction by Dominik Wujastyk
Translated by Dominik Wujastyk
Notes by Dominik Wujastyk
Category: Wellness | Classic Nonfiction | Essays & Literary Collections | Spiritual Nonfiction | Philosophy
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Apr 29, 2003 | ISBN 9780140448245
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Table Of Contents
The Roots of AyurvedaList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Introduction
The Historical Context
Classical Indian Medicine
The Choice of Texts
The Translations
Plant Names
Measures
Medical Terminology
Caraka’s Compendium
Introduction to the Selections
On Not Suppressing Natural Urges
On Eight Sets of Three
On Hospitals
On Epidemics
On Heredity
Susruta’s Compendium
Introduction to the Selections
The Use of Knives
Gaining Surgical Experience
Starting Out as a Surgeon
Plastic Surgery on the Ear and Nose
The Diagnosis of Embedded Splinters
The Extraction of Splinters
Blood and Bloodletting
On Breath and Wind
Rejuvenation through Soma
Safeguarding Food and Drink
Stationary Poisons
The Uses of Garlic (from the Bower Manuscript)
Introduction to the Selection
The Uses of Garlic
Kasyapa’s Compendium
Introduction to the Selections
Lady Opulence the Demoness Child-Killer
Vagbhata’s Heart of Medicine
Introduction to the Selections
Desiring Long Life
Daily Regimen
Seasonal Regimen
The Six Savours
The Science of the Humours
Lethal Points on the Body
On Insanity
Sarngadhara’s Compendium
Introduction to the Selections
On Weights, Measures, and Definitions
Pulse, Omens, and Dreams
Introducing Medicine Through the Skin
On the Human Body
References
Vocabulary Index: Flora, Fauna, and Medical Terms
Index
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