Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurveda has gained an incredible amount of popularity in the West in the last 10 years. Few people realize that this natural science of health and well being has a more than 5000 year recorded history. Ayurveda has lasted this long because it has real, lasting value as a paradigm for health and wellness. Of particular interest is the classification of people according to "body types" and the tailoring of the therapeutic action to the constitutional type so indicated. We also have a number of other traditional health modalities represented including the Chinese and Tibetan models.Recent revelations about the side effects of allopathic drugs such as chemotherapeutics and antibiotics have scared many people all over the world, and there is a concerted effort to find alternatives. Until now, the fundamental principles and practices of Ayurveda have remained inaccessible to scientists and research workers of the West. This text provides the much sought after data of Ayurveda in an accessible form to be read by all.Dash, Vaidya B. is the author of 'Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine' with ISBN 9788122001174 and ISBN 8122001173.