Speaking of Ayurvedic Herbal Cures

This book contains cures for many diseases like adenitis, anorexia, arthritis, bleeding nose, bleeding piles, bronchial asthma, coryza, skin diseases, diabetes-mellitus, diarrhoea, dog bite, facial paralysis, fracture, leucorrhoea, heart disease and high blood pressure. A herbal cure for each disease is suggested. The names of each herb in different language are given, along with its properties, composition, mode of usage and dosage. Sketches and photographs of the herbs will help readers identify them for use. Ayurvedic herbs are free from side effects and are cost effective.

Dr. T.L. Devaraj is a consultant physician of ayurveda in Bangalore. Formerly, he was principal of the Government Ayurveda Medical College, Bangalore. An author of more than 15 books on ayurveda, he has been honoured with an International Award for his outstanding contribution to ayurveda.

I am glad to write a foreword to a book entitled speaking of Ayurvedic Herbal Cures by Dr. T.L. Devaraj, Eminent Ayurvedic Physician and former Prof. and head of the Department of Dravyaguna and Panchakarma Government College of Indian Medicine Mysore and Principal Government Taranatha Ayurveda Medical College Bellary, Presently he is the Deputy Director of Ayurveda Karnataka state. He has written fifteen books on Ayurveda. And three of his books are recognized by the central council of Indian medicine New Delhi. He is the first Kannadiga to get three of his books included in the Syllabus of Ayurvedic courses by the Central council of Indian medicine New Delhi. He had been honored for his outstanding contributions to Ayurveda by Jagadguru Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamiji of Sharada Peetham Sringeri, Karnataka state and Madhya Pradesh Government and Ayurveda Prachara Parishad of Karnataka State.

The present book Speaking of Ayurvedic herbal cures deals with herbs and their properties and important therapeutic uses. The illustrations are inserted in this work to facilitate the identification of the herbs by any reader. The nutritive value of some of the drugs and the dosage of each drug are also mentioned.

I hope therefore that this work would be useful for both the common man and for the practitioners of the different systems of medical sciences.

I wish the book and the author every success.

I am pleased to present this book to the readers as it has given me a splendid opportunity to share these nuggets of information on Ayurveda. The diseases which have been earlier treated with other systems of medicine have side effects besides being costly and not within the reach of the common people. So the centers of Ayurveda are being established in America, Japan, Germany and other parts of the world.

Ayurveda was conceived in India by the grace of Brahma the creator of the universe. In the present volume individual herbs for each disease are presented with their dosage. Treatment for 75 diseases have been dealt with for the benefit of our readers. the illustrations before their use. The names of the herbs are listed in different languages so that they are understood by different sections of the people.

The herbs which are mentioned in the book are in the central syllabus of BAMS the Ayurveda degree course. Hence this book would be of great help of them.

This book is not only useful for common people but also for the practitioners of Ayurveda and other systems of medicine.

I am highly indebted to Sri Javare Gowda former vice-chancellor of Mysore University for having written a foreword to this publications. I am also thankful to sterling publishers for having brought out this book well in time.