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P/N/69. Ancient Indian medicine

WORDS:
8000
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
89.99 GBP

The paper looks at ancient Indian medicine from Atharva Veda to Ayurveda discussing its philosophic, psychological and clinical aspects, the influence of Indian epic on medical practices, the trends in medical thinking, the purposes of treatment, etc. The impact of Buddhism on medical practices is highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: n, ancient, indian, medicine,