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Ayurvedic Medicine: The Principles of Traditional Practice Spiral-Bound | September 15, 2012

Sebastian Pole

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This book provides guidance on how to incorporate herbal medicine into life and practice, with details of over 100 plant profiles of Ayurvedic herbs and 50 traditional formulasAyurvedic Medicine clearly and comprehensively presents the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda making them accessible to the health practitioner of today. The book offers an essential understanding of Ayurvedic principles and treatment strategies and details over 150 profiles of Ayurvedic herbs and formulas.

Ayurvedic Medicine clearly and comprehensively presents the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda making them accessible to the health practitioner of today.

With a brief history of traditional medicine in India and discussion of principles, treatment strategies and traditional Ayurvedic pharmacy and pharmacology, the book offers an essential overview of the culture in which Ayurveda has developed and the scientific basis behind this holistic approach. It details over 100 plant profiles of Ayurvedic herbs, with images of fresh and dried plants, and 50 traditional formulas, including characteristics, usage, combinations, contraindications, and safety and dosage information for each.

This essential resource explains the traditional medical system of Ayurveda, and provides guidance to students and practitioners on how to incorporate herbal medicine into their life and practice.

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 1848191138
Item Weight: 3.0 lbs
Dimensions: 7.7 x 1.1 x 10.0 inches
This book offers an overview of the culture in which Ayurveda devleoped and a scientific basis behind its theories and traditions. It then discusses the principles and treatment strategies used in Ayurveda... Suggestions guide the reader into creating good combinations and developing these into blends, with 50 traditional formulas used as examples. -American Herb Association Quarterly
Sebastian Pole, Lic OHM, Ayur HC, is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Chinese Herbalist working in Bath, UK, and is also a passionate ecologist. He is a member of the Ayurvedic Practitioners Association and former Director of the Pharmacopoeia Committee, as well as a member of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine. He has spent many years living in India studying Ayurveda and Yoga, has a degree in Hindi and Indian Religions and is a qualified yoga teacher. Sebastian is the Herbal Director and founding partner of Pukka Herbs, The Organic Ayurvedic Herb Specialists.