The Story of Ayurveda
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDE301 |
| Author: | I.K.K. Menon |
| Publisher: | Publications Division, Government of India |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2002 |
| ISBN: | 8123010060 |
| Pages: | 130 (Color Illus: 5) |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.5" X 5.5" |
| Weight | 200 gm |
Book Description
Ayurveda is the name the ancient Indians gave to their science of medicine. 'Ayuh' means life and 'veda' means to know. Ayurveda, therefore is the science by which life can be prolonged or its nature understood. The book, simple in style, tells in detail about this indigenous science and its importance which is being realized now all over the country.
The author I.K.K. Menon has a number of books to his credit including The Folk Tales of Kerala.
| 1. | What is Ayurveda | 1 |
| 2. | Anatomy - Food and Pathology | 8 |
| 3. | Diagnosis and Prognosis - Materia Medica | 34 |
| 4. | Treatment | 39 |
| 5. | Surgery | 44 |
| 6. | Ophthalmology * Obsterics * Gynaecology * Paediatrics | 49 |
| 7. | Ayurveda for Animals, Birds, Trees etc. | 53 |
| 8. | The Growth of Ayurveda : Samhitas, Great Master's Books on Ayurveda, Rasachikitsa | 59 |
| 9. | Ayurveda in Kerala | 78 |
| 10. | Regimen to a Happy Life | 101 |
| 11. | The Spread of Ayurveda: Suggestions for Further Improvement | 111 |
| 12. | Some Aphorisms in Ayurveda | 121 |
