The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)
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Word Count
104,000 words, Guess
Page Count
416 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7355441M
- ISBN-139780140448245
- ISBN-100140448241
- OCLC Control Number49872366
- Library of Congress Control Number2003269447
and 2 more
- LibraryThing8268316
- Goodreads1068683
Classifications
- LCCR606 .R66 2003
- LCCR606 .R66 1998
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.
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