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Textbook of Ayurveda
by Vasant Lad
from Ayurvedic Press

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Destined to become the definitive English-language textbook of ayurveda
  Destined to become the definitive English-language textbook of ayurveda
  Dr. Vasant Lad is a world-renowned ayurvedic physician, born and educated in India, with more than forty years of clinical experience. He is one of the world's leading teachers and scholars of ayurveda, and served as professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pune College of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery as well as director of its affiliated hospital. Currently, he is president of and a senior faculty member at the... more info

• a through reveiw
  I think this is a through textbook.
  I do yoga, meditation for 20 years and have read a lot of books, still there is a lot to learn in this book.
  Also as an MD(Internal medicine)i enjoy adding knowledge of ayurveda and i feel using that for my regular office based patients is a big plus .
  i strongly recommend this book .

• A useful text for western students
  Traditionally, ayurveda has been taught orally, with reference to ancient texts like the works of Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhata; references that are still used today. These writings, which are believed to date thousands of years, contain the eternal and universal principles of the natural science of ayurveda; however they also contain therapies and lifestyle prescriptions which are hopelessly archaic; and materia medica which are no longer accessible (e.g. opium and camel's urine!). With the spread of... more info

• A "Complete Guide"
  I've recently purchased several ayurvedic books and will be returning most of them now. This book has everything. I MUST have. It is very thorough and extremely interesting. Not just a rehashing of information found elsewhere. If you only have one book - get this one!

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