This is a historical paper which deals with a brief account of Abbasid's period. In this article the existence of Ayurveda in Arab countries, arrival of Ayurvedic physicians to Baghdad, their eminence, authenticity and literary additions in medical field has been studied and presented.

The author discusses here the efforts made to revive Ayurveda in the twentieth century by the protagonists of Ayurveda during the national movement and appraises how far political support and State patronage did good for the recrudescence of Ayurveda.

In the field of medicine, Andhras contributed both in Sanskrit and Telugu. The region of Andhra evolved a special type of approach to the science of life combining the traditions and practices of North and South. From the early centuries of the Christian era, rasavada or the science of medicine with special stress on mercurial preparations became popular in the South. while classical method of ...

In this second part, the diagnostic principles and the principles of treatment are explained in the maintenance of health through a balanced and harmonius function of the TRIDOSAS through an understanding of the factors involved in the function of TRIDOSAS.

Ayurveda is gaining popularity in European countries. Because of the unique curative properties, Pancakarma is being sought by many. However, there are some limitations in its application to western people. These points are highlighted in this article.

The identification of the plant Kebuka is probed here by interpreting the classical texts in Ayurveda.

Unlike the other systems of medicine, Ayurveda is a knowledge that should be learnt and preserved by each and every human being. Besides presenting some of the basic theories of Ayurveda the negligence shown in understanding the significance of this system, the inadequate resource allocation an down right disregard by the Government in its development is exposed.

Ayurveda, which means the Science of life is erroneously understood and propagated by some of the scholars as just one of the traditional systems of medicine. It encompasses the entire gamut of human life aiming on projection of total personality, mental, physical and intellectual. Ayurveda's concept of diseases and treatments are different from other systems of medicine and with its wide scope...

The present study reveals that the process of aging was elaborately described in Ayurveda. In order to prology the life span and to promote longevity a separate discipline called Rasayana Tantra was also developed. The sailent feature of this discipline are described in this article.