A guide to understanding the ancient Indian healing system introduces Ayurveda's three prime qualities, the causes and stages of disease, and the principles of treatment, and also contains a directory of herbs and their recommended uses.
Record details
ISBN:9781770850446 (sc.)
ISBN:1770850449 (sc.)
Physical Description:print 400 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Publisher:Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, c2012.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction. Understanding Ayurveda. The history and philosophy of Ayurveda -- The principles of Ayurveda -- Maintaining health and well-being. The three prime qualities (gunas) -- Assessing your Ayurvedic constitution -- Agni, the vital role of digestive fire -- Food and your constitution -- Preventative health -- Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment. The causes and stages of disease (Samprapti) -- Ayurvedic diagnostic techniques -- The principles of Ayurvedic treatment (Chikitsa) -- Detoxification -- Treatment of the doshas -- Treatment of the dhatus -- Ayurveda and the mind -- Tools of Ayurvedic treatment. A directory of Ayurvedic herbs -- Traditional preparations and formulae -- Panchakarma -- The concept of Rasayana -- Glossary of Sanskrit terms -- Glossary of Western terms.
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