History Of Ayurveda

Author : M.R. Raghava Varier
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190992101

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A Brief History of Ayurveda by M.R. Raghava Varier Pdf

For over two and a half millennia Āyurveda was the mainstream healthcare programme in the Indian subcontinent. However, what was once seen as indispensable, is now often officially described as ‘alternative medicine’. Moreover, there seems to be a lack of proper understanding of the specific culture from which Āyurveda emerged. This is because existing works on the subject have mostly been mere compilations of Āyurvedic practices and focused on classical texts. This book studies the stages of development in the system of Āyurveda and its practice from proto-historic times until British colonization. Using original Pāli and Sanskrit works, archaeological artefacts, as well as oft-neglected medieval epigraphic documents, M.R. Raghava Varier highlights how centuries of privileging Western knowledge has resulted in the sidelining of indigenous learning—a process that accelerated with the advent of colonialism. Further, he makes use of Jain and Buddhist sources to question the assumption that Āyurveda is a purely Hindu or Brahmanical system, thus providing a historiographical frame for conceptually establishing the notion of Āyurveda.

Author : K P Girija
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000481426

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Mapping the History of Ayurveda by K P Girija Pdf

This book looks at the institutionalisation and refashioning of Ayurveda as a robust, literate classical tradition, separated from the assorted, vernacular traditions of healing practices. It focuses on the dominant perspectives and theories of indigenous medicine and various compulsions which led to the codification and standardisation of Ayurveda in modern India. Critically engaging with authoritative scholarship, the book extrapolates from some of these theories, raising significant questions on the study of alternative knowledge practices. By using case studies of the southern Indian state of Kerala – which is known globally for its Ayurveda – it provides an in-depth analysis of local practices and histories. Drawing from interviews of practitioners, archival documents, vernacular texts and rare magazines on Ayurveda and indigenous medicine, it presents a nuanced understanding of the relationships between diverse practices. It highlights the interactions as well as the tensions within them, and the methods adopted to preserve the uniqueness of practices even while sharing elements of healing, herbs and medicine. It also discusses how regulations and standards set by the state have estranged assorted healing practices, created uncertainties and led to the formation of categories like Ayurveda and nattuvaidyam (indigenous medicine/ayurvedas). Lucid and topical, the book will be useful for researchers and people interested in social medicine, history of medicine, Ayurveda, cultural studies, history, indigenous studies, and social anthropology.

Author : Poliklinika-Harni
Publisher : Fivestar
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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History of Ayurveda … a heritage of healing by Poliklinika-Harni Pdf

The word ‘veda’ means knowledge.The evolution of the Indian art of healing and living a healthy life comes from the four Vedas namely : Rig veda , Sama veda , Yajur veda and Atharva veda .Ayurveda attained a state of reverence and is classified as one of the UpaVedas - a subsection - attached to the Atharva Veda. The Atharva Veda contains not only the magic spells and the occult sciences but also the Ayurveda that deals with the diseases, injuries, fertility, sanity and health. Ayurveda incorporates all forms of lifestyle in therapy. Thus yoga, aroma, meditation, gems, amulets, herbs, diet, astrology, color and surgery etc. are used in a comprehensive manner in treating patients. Treating important and sensitive spots on the body called Marmas is described in Ayurveda . Massages, exercises and yoga are recommended.

Author : Krishnankutty N. V. Varier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : India
ISBN : 1520120052

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History of Ayurveda by Krishnankutty N. V. Varier Pdf

An extensive study on the different stages of development of Indian healthcare system from its early beginning to the present day.

Author : R. Vidyanath,Ke Niṣṭēśvar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medicine, Ayurvedic
ISBN : OCLC:944905527

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A Hand Book of History of Ayurveda by R. Vidyanath,Ke Niṣṭēśvar Pdf

Author : I.K.K Menon
Publisher : Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788123025759

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The Story of Ayurveda by I.K.K Menon Pdf

Author : Projit Bihari Mukharji
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226383132

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Doctoring Traditions by Projit Bihari Mukharji Pdf

There is considerable interest now in the contemporary lives of the so-called traditional medicines of South Asia and beyond. "Doctoring Traditions, "which examines Ayurveda in British India, particularly Bengal, roughly from the 1860s to the 1930s, is a welcome departure even within the available work in the area. For in it the author subtly interrogates the therapeutic changes that created modern Ayurveda. He does so by exploring how Ayurvedic ideas about the body changed dramatically in the modern period and by breaking with the oft-repeated but scantily examined belief that changes in Ayurvedic understandings of the body were due to the introduction of cadaveric dissections and Western anatomical knowledge. "Doctoring Traditions" argues that the actual motor of change were a number of small technologies that were absorbed into Ayurvedic practice at the time, including thermometers and microscopes. In each of its five core chapters the book details how the adoption of a small technology set in motion a dramatic refiguration of the body. This book will be required reading for historians both of medicine and South Asia.

Author : Girīndranātha Mukhopādhāya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : History of Medicine
ISBN : UCAL:B5146982

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History of Indian Medicine by Girīndranātha Mukhopādhāya Pdf

Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351493628

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Religious Medicine by Kenneth G. Zysk Pdf

First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Author : PROF M. R. RAGHAVA. VARIER,Director General Centre for Heritage Studies Thrippunithura M R Raghava Varier
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0190121084

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A Brief History of Ayurveda by PROF M. R. RAGHAVA. VARIER,Director General Centre for Heritage Studies Thrippunithura M R Raghava Varier Pdf

This is a volume containing information brought out on the basis of fresh enquiries into the developments in different areas of indigenous healing and healthcare. Further it is intended to provide useful knowledge in some allied subjects such as Botanical science, treatment for horses, elephants etc. Special attention is given for placing the develop-ments in various topics regarding the subject against their historical background.

Author : R. Vidyanath,Ke Niṣṭēśvar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Medicine, Ayurvedic
ISBN : OCLC:1029817434

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A Hand Book of History of Ayurveda by R. Vidyanath,Ke Niṣṭēśvar Pdf

Author : Virginia M Tyler,M.S. Premila
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781136405044

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Ayurvedic Herbs by Virginia M Tyler,M.S. Premila Pdf

A single-source reference on the most important and best-investigated Ayurvedic herbs This book examines the clinical information available on more than 60 Ayurvedic herbs to determine how their use in traditional Indian medicine is supported by modern scientific study. Plants are grouped according to body systems and each entry includes a description, information on the source plant, distribution and traditional use, active chemical constituents, relevant pharmacology, and details of clinical studies and safety findings. This unique book also includes a brief history of Ayurveda, examines the history of drug development and evaluation in ancient India, and identifies current trends resulting from scientific investigation. Worldwide interest in Ayurveda is growing quickly, especially in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But until now, information on Western-style clinical trials on Ayurveda herbs has been scattered and no single source for descriptions, comments, and references has existed. Ayurvedic Herbs presents the first critical validation of Ayurvedic medicine, extensively referenced for physicians and clinicians interested in alternative and adjunctive therapies. This unique book is essential for making informed choices on herb use, offering clinical trial data, results of pharmacological studies, and safety information. Ayurvedic Herbs examines: gastrointestinal agents hepatoprotective agents respiratory tract agents cardiovascular drugs urinary tract drugs antirheumatic agents skin and trauma care agents gynecological agents antidiabetic agents CNS agents rasayana drugs dental and ophthamological agents and much more Ayurvedic Herbs includes cross-references to chapters when a particular plant has more than one indication and watercolor illustrations of twelve major herbs.

Author : Sebastian Pole
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781848191136

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Ayurvedic Medicine by Sebastian Pole Pdf

This resource brings the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda alive so that they are accessible to the complementary health practitioner of today. This book offers a clear, accessible and yet detailed guide to Ayurvedic herbalism. It encompasses a brief history of the growth of Ayurveda, a discussion of its fundamental principles, treatment strategies as well as the energetic approach of traditional Ayurvedic herbal pharmacy and pharmacology.

Author : Projit Bihari
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226381824

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Doctoring Traditions by Projit Bihari Pdf

Like many of the traditional medicines of South Asia, Ayurvedic practice transformed dramatically in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With Doctoring Tradition, Projit Bihari Mukharji offers a close look at that recasting, upending the widely held yet little-examined belief that it was the result of the introduction of Western anatomical knowledge and cadaveric dissection. Rather, Mukharji reveals, what instigated those changes were a number of small technologies that were introduced in the period by Ayurvedic physicians, men who were simultaneously Victorian gentlemen and members of a particular Bengali caste. The introduction of these devices, including thermometers, watches, and microscopes, Mukharji shows, ultimately led to a dramatic reimagining of the body. By the 1930s, there emerged a new Ayurvedic body that was marked as distinct from a biomedical body. Despite the protestations of difference, this new Ayurvedic body was largely compatible with it. The more irreconcilable elements of the old Ayurvedic body were then rendered therapeutically indefensible and impossible to imagine in practice. The new Ayurvedic medicine was the product not of an embrace of Western approaches, but of a creative attempt to develop a viable alternative to the Western tradition by braiding together elements drawn from internally diverse traditions of the West and the East.

Author : Angela Hope-Murray
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781118306680

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Ayurveda For Dummies by Angela Hope-Murray Pdf

Rebalance your mind, body and spirit—the natural way! Ayurveda is an ancient system of prevention and treatment of illness by maintaining balance in the body, mind, and spirit according to your individual body type. Ayurveda For Dummies provides you with a comprehensive introduction to this area of complementary medicine, considering the origins and history of Ayurveda as well as practical guidance on utilizing the correct balance of nutrition and exercise, herbal remedies, yoga, and Ayurvedic massage to treat ailments and maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle. Helps you develop a diet based on your body type Advises you on ways to optimize your health by exercising to suit your body type Gives you trusted info on stretching your body with Yoga This hands-on, friendly guide helps you understand your body type and restore balance to your life using the principles of Ayurveda.