A Handbook of History of Ayurveda

by Dr. K. Nishteswar and Dr. R. Vidyanath

Table of Contents:

1. Pre-Vedic and Pre-historic period 
2. Vedic Period 
3. Ayurveda in Upanisads - Puranas - Vyakarana - Kavya - Sahitya 
4. Descent of Ayurveda (Ayurvedavatarana) 
5. Influence of Buddhism and Jainism on Ayurveda 
6. The Samhita period
7. The authors of Samhitas
8. Redactors (Pratisamskarthas)
9. The Sangraha period of Ayurveda
10. The origin and development of Rasa sastra
11. Vrikshayurveda & Pasuayurveda 
12. The contemporary authors in the modern period
13. Ayurveda Sarvaboumatwa (Spread of Ayurveda) 
14. Hippo crates
15. Ashoka's stone pillar writings
16. Progress of Ayurveda before and after independence Ayurveda
17. Ayurvedic journals and magazines
18. World Health Organization
19. Annexure - I 
20. Annexure - II.