AIDS and Ayurveda : The Ayurvedic Concepts of AIDS and Its Management

by S. Suresh Babu

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Anatomy of AIDS.
3. Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).
4. Stages of HIV/AIDS.
5. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
6. The Ayurvedic concepts of AIDS.
7. Shleshma-Kshaya.
8. Shukra-Kshaya.
9. Pratiloma and Anuloma Dhatu-Kshaya.
10. Ojas and Immunity.
11. HIV+Ojah-Kshaya.
12. Aupasargika Ojomeha.
13. Bala and Vyadhi-kshamatva.
14. Defence mechanism of the body/host.
15. Immunity (specific resistance).
16. Dangerous alliance-Rajayakshma/Ojovikriti.
17. Swastha-hita practices (prevention).
18. Trividha Upastambha.
19. Sexual mode.
20. Rasayana Chikitsa.
21. Achara Rasayana.
22. Mridu Samshodhana.
23. Prospectus of an effective medicine.
24. Therapy approach - Chikitsa-Sutra.
25. Lakshanika Chikitsa (Symptomatic Treatment).
26. Sattvavajaya or psychiatry measures.
27. Epilogue.
28. Summary.
29. Research round - up.
30. The bits and pieces from various research studies.

Bibliography.