In this paper the author discusses the ancient Ayurvedic system of India which is basically of holistic approach. The contribution of modern scholars are also summed up here.

It is [in India] that the ingenious manner of expressing all numbers in ten characters originated, by assigning to them at once an absolute and a local [positional] value, a subtle and important conception, of which the simplicity is such that we can [only] with difficulty, appreciate its merit. But this very simplicity and the great facility with which we are enabled to perform our arithmetica...

one of the issues disagreed among the islamic jurists is the possibility of the actualization of justice among the people of the scripture. the renowned majority of the jurists believe in the non-actualization of justice among the disbelievers in general. this article, at first, points out the evidences of the renowned majority of the jurists on the non-actualization of justice among the people...

VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM, this world is one family, is an ancient and core part of Indian philosophy. Strange, that globalization is often portrayed as a recent western imposition on India and the world. Goods and people have moved across the globe for centuries, infact, far more easily than now. Neither passports nor visas were required, and traders, pilgrims and adventurers moved around without ...

The antiquity of achievements of Hindus in the field of Mental health is explained. The chief points discussed in this article are: (1) The exact sense in which the school of ancient Indian Medicine (Ayurveda) is to be understood. (2) The interpretation of some of the fundamental philosophical issues governing the laws of mental sciences and (3) The relevance of such laws to modern scientific w...

Human breath is composed of highly complex substances with numerous variable odors which can generate unpleasant conditions like halitosis. Halitosis is a Latin word which is derived from halitus (breathed air) and the osis (pathologic alteration) 1 and it is used to describe any disagreeable bad or unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth air and breath. Foetororis, oral malodor, mouth odor, b...

THE LATE nineteenth century, Muslim movements for religious and social reform have underscored the value of making scripture accessible to a broad public. Scholars and activists alike have urged ordinary Muslim men and women to study and follow the Qur'an and the hadlth (the reports of the Prophet Muhammad's words and deeds), and to do so they have rendered these scriptural writings and comment...

Therapeutic values of yoga practices are well documented in the ancient Indian literature. In this study an attempt has been made to see the effect of Yogasana practice on cardiac functions by measuring systolic time intervals (STI). The asanas studied are Sirsasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, Paschimottanasana and Bhujangasana. Five healthy Yogasana practitioners who where practicing regularly fo...

This article is a scientific interpretation of Vedic, Upanishadic, Tantric and Puranic conceptions of Cakras & 'Ardhanareeshwara' in the light of modern neuro psychological research. It also attempts to make striking similarities between the 'twin brain' and the concept of 'Ardhanareeshwara' and to show how the Ancient Indian sages conceptualized this 'two in one', brain reality long ago what n...

This article is one of a series of publications which highlight the possible endocrine conditions and interventions listed in the ancient texts. This compendium lists episodes from the Indian epic Ramayana and from the associated genealogy of Lord Rama's dynasty, the Suryavanshis. These episodes are chosen for their relevance to endocrinology and are listed in a gland-based order. It is hoped t...