Ayurveda or Hindu System of Medical Science

by Jyotir Mitra

A Popular History of Hindu Medicine is a desideratum in English Literature: - and yet the growing spirit of age calls for a systematic arrangement of the subject. Amidst the mass of writings scattered in the pages of forgotten works on classical India, this book will, it is hoped, serve as beacons in directing the foot-steps of the rising general, and tend to inspire them with zeal to pursue their course of investigation in the realms of antiquity.

The subject dealt are Antiquity of the Hindu Medical System, Mythical Account of the antiquity of Ayurveda, Hindu medical works and their authors, Synopsis of the leading medical works (Atreya Samhita), Analysis of Charaka, Sushurta, The rank of the Hindu physicians, The duty of the physicians and his attendents, The physicians fees, Hindu physiology: Growth of the human body, The three period of a man's life, Structure of the body, Hindu materia medica, Hindu pharmacy, Hindu hygeine, Hindu surgery. The book is being published under Indian Medical Science Series.

Chapters:

1. Antiquity of the Hindu Medical System
2. Mythical Account of the Antiquity of Ayur­veda
3. Historical Account of the Antiquity of Ayur­veda
4. Hindu Medical Works and their Authors
5. Synopsis of the Leading Medical Works (Atreya Samhita)
6. Analysis of Charaka
7. Sushruta
8. The Rank of the Hindu Physicians
9. The Duty of the Physician and his Attendants
10. The Physician's fees
11. Hindu Physiology: Growth of the Human Body
12. The Three Period of a Man's Life
13. Structure of the Body
14. Hindu Materia Medica
15. Hindu Pharmacy
16. Hindu Hygiene
17. Hindu Surgery
18. Jyotir Mitra

About the Author:

Vidyamartanda Dr. Jyotir Mitra Acharya, B.I.M.S., M.A. Sanskrit, Ph.D., Sahityacarya, Darsanacarya, Puranetihasacarya, Vidyamartanda, was born in 1936 at Rudauli. Research Asstt. Health Ministry, Govt, of India 1960-64, Lecturer in Basic Principles 1964-76, and Reader since 1976; Elected Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society (London) in 1969.

Recevied several honours of National and International repute; Member of several important National and International academic bodies; Secretary, History of Medicine Society, B.H.U. He has written many standard books on Ayurveda and has contributed more than hundred research papers in Scientific Journals.