A brief history of Āyurveda / M.R. Raghava Varier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rāghavavāriyar, 1936- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Ayurvedic--History.

Medicine, Ayurvedic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Early historic phase

Towards scientific foundations of healing: Buddhist heterodox tradition

The age of the Samhitas

Suśrutasamhita

Samhitas of Bhēḷa, Haritha, and Kasyapa, and other Samhitas

Ancient Indian medical education

Regional developments

Experiment with modernity: the decline and reawakening of Āyurveda.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-099210-7

0-19-099211-5