The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140448241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-24 |
| Language | : | Sanskrit |
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He is also Honorary Lecturer at University College, London. Dominik Wujastyk is Associate Curator for South Asian Collections at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. . He has taught Sanskrit grammar and literature, and the history of classical Indian medicine and science
. About the Author Dominik Wujastyk is Associate Curator for South Asian Collections at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He has taught Sanskrit grammar and literature, and the history of classical Indian medicine and science. He is also Honorary Lecturer at University College, London
Here readers will find wide-ranging and fascinating advice on the benefits of garlic therapy, prayers for protection against malevolent disease deities, surgical techniques, exercise regimens, the treatment of poisons, the interpretation of dreams, and more.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. The writings selected for this volume are taken from Sanskrit medical texts written by the first Ayurvedic physicians, who lived between the fifth century b.c. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. and the fourteenth century a.d. This "science of longevity" has parallels with Buddhist thought, and advocates a life of moderation through which the three humors of the body will be brought into balance. Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, has been practiced in India for more than two thousand years and survives today as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many "alternative" therapies now used in the West. Readers trust th
Five Stars This is not a novel!! There are no characters in the fictional sensethis is a book/study of Ayurvedic medicine!!. A wonderful, readable distillation of Ayurveda's ancient wisdom Ayurveda, whose Sanskrit name means "the science of longevity" is an ancient (perhaps the most ancient) art of healing, that has been practiced in India for millenia and survives today as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many alternative, complementary and "holistic" therapies now increasingly popular in the West. According to myth, Ayurveda is said to have materialized at the beginning of time, when life itself was created - born of the mind of Lord B. THERE IS NO OTHER BOOK LIKE THIS AND IT DESERVES NOT JUST POPULARITY BUT THE Allashakti THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A SUCCINCT AND RELEVANT SUMMARY OF EXCERPTS FROM MAJOR AYURVEDIC TEXTS SO I CAN INTEGRATE THEM INTO MY STUDY OF AYURVEDA. THERE IS NO OTHER BOOK LIKE THIS AND IT DESERVES NOT JUST POPULARITY BUT THE SPOT OF A REQUIRED READ IN ALL AYURVEDA PRACTITIONER CIRLCES.