The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: April 29, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780140448245
Description: The writings selected for this volume are taken from Sanskrit medical texts written by the first Ayurvedic physicians, who lived between the fifth century b.c. and the fourteenth century a.d. Here readers will find wide-ranging and fascinating advice on the benefits of garlic therapy, prayers for protection against malevolent disease deities, surgical techniques, exercise regimens, the treatment of poisons, the interpretation of dreams, and more.