Text Book of Rasa Sastra

by K. Rama Chandra Reddy (Tr.)

This book is a boon for Ayurvedic Graduates as well as Post Graduates of Ayurveda. The book mainly deals with Rasa Sastra and covers the Syllabus of B.A.M.S. and M.D. Course out lined in the papers Rasa Sastra of the Central Council for Indian Medicine (C.C.I.M.).The basic fundamentals of Rasa Sastra are explained with scientific explanation in a nice manner in this book, apart from this, the book also gives the relevant modern pharmaceutical information and Dr. Reddy tried to bring the more practical aspects of Rasa Sastra with scientific explanation.

The English version of this book will add new dimension to the popularity and the scope of this branch of knowledge in the era.

About the Author:

Born in a small town Kavali in Nellore dist. (Andhra Pradesh), in the family of traditional farmer, he gradually acquired highest degrees BAMS, M.D., Ph.D., H.P.A .Edu., CLAD (Japan) in Ayurveda pertaining to Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana From various Universities of India and Abroad. Five books and a good number and Abroad. Five books and a good number of research papers are published in the credit of Dr. K. Rama Chandra Reddy. Which are referred by BAMS, M.D. students of Ayurveda, various research scholars and persons working in ayurvedic Drug Industries.

Dr. K. Rama Chandra Reddy is well known for his valuable contribution in the field of ayurveda, pertaining to Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics (Rasasatra and Bhaisajya Kalpana). During the last 13 years he has written on various aspects of Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana-literary, scientific, conceptual as well as practical aspects of Ayurvedic drug manufacturing. He is appointed as a Head for the Deptt. Of Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana in NKJ Ayurvedic medical college, Bidar (Karnataka) and then he is appointed as a Head for the dept. of Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana in S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Hassan (Karnataka), further he is also worked as Asst. Professor Deptt. Of Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana & Manager-Pharmacy in National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, at present he is working as a Head, Deptt. Of Rasasastra & Superintendent, Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, B.H.U. Varanasi by working in various prestigious Universities in India and Abroad Dr. Reddy has acquired best knowledge in his concerned field.

Dr. Reddy has been produced many Post Graduate thesis works and also guiding many Ph.D. thesis works in the concerned subject. Dr. K. Reddy has been awarded by the pristegios Vaidyaratna Capt. G. Srinivasa Murthy Scientist Award and Gold Medal by Academy of Ayurveda (A Research Institute), Vijayawada. He is actively participating in different national and international conferences related to Rasasastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana.