Materia Medica of Ayurveda


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This book is the translation of the original work Madanapala Nighantu by a king Madanapala. The work has been translated by the reputed scholar Vaidya Bhagwan Dash. It is one of the rare works of Ayurveda which are not available today in any other language other than Sanskrit. The publication of this text was therefore essential for the benefit of readers looking for original work. Over 500 ingredients which have medicinal properties have been described in the book. A detailed information has been provided with respect to description of the various elements and products present in the nature like the edible fruits and vegetables, cereals, meat, different liquids like water, milk and urine with their medicinal properties. It tells us about the innumerable curative properties which mother nature has in store and how to use them for the benefit for our health and have a better life, free from diseases and ailments. The book is divided into thirteen chapters, each being classified into various categories depending upon the source.




Illustrated Madanapāla Nighaṇṭu


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Verse work, with English translation, on the materia medica of ayurveda system in Indic medicine.













Materia Medica of Ayurveda


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Dr. K. M. Nadkarni's Indian Materia Medica


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The Indian systems of medicine, both Ayurvedic and Tibbi, even now give medical relief to a very large section of the population in India. This is the standard Materia Medica that has been used for decades by many Ayurvedic Physicians. With the rising interest in Alternative Therapies in the United States, this will prove to be a useful repertory.




भावप्रकाश निघंटु


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Bhavaprakash Nighantu is nucleus of Ayurvedic Materia Medica. It is one of the most indispensable works on Ayurveda. This work on English translation of the ancient Ayurvedic text has been divided into two parts: Part A, deals with principle Ayurvedic drugs of plant and animal origin. It covers twenty chapters on various gana (classification) of Bhavaprakash. Here, Ayurvedic parameters applicable to drugs have been tackled in detail. Classification of drugs according to medicinal activity, Description of gana according to Ayurveda, Brief monographs of medicinal plants used in Ayurveda, Certain miscellaneous Ayurvedic drugs, Plants used in other alternative systems of medicine, Drugs of animal origin. It will serve a handy reference book for all those involved in ayurvedic and medicinal plant research.