The Psycho-Somatic Axis In Ayurveda Treatment

by Dr. S.Suresh Babu and Foreword by R.H.Singh

Table of Contents:

• Part I - Theoretical Considerations
  • Introduction
  • Psychic Factor and Disease causation
  • Psychic-somatic mechanism
  • Stress and its effects
  • Scope of Psychic Factor in disease Causation
• Part II - Applied Aspects
  • Manasika Chikitsa
  • Achara Rasayana
  • Rasayana Therapy
  • Psychic Aspect of Ayurvedic Therapy
  • Sodhana Chikitsa
  • Shamana Chikitsa
  • Epilogue
  • Summary
  • Bibliography.

About the Author:

Dr. S. Suresh Babu, M.D. (Ayu.) is a well-known figure, which won many prizes at national level and awards at State Level. Recently he has been honored with Best Teacher Award for the year 2002 by the Chief Minister of A.P. at a function held on 05-09-2002. He is a renowned writer and practitioner of Ayurveda. He has been teaching and writing for the cause of Ayurveda for more than two Decades. Owing to rare combination of Innovation and sound practicality, he continues to be a much sought after Doctor, writer and Teacher in the Ayurvedic world. So far he has published about ten books on various subjects of Ayurvedic Medicine.