9780140448245-0140448241-The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)

The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780140448245
ISBN-10: 0140448241
Edition: Reissue
Author: Various, Dominik Wujastyk
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 416 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780140448245
ISBN-10: 0140448241
Edition: Reissue
Author: Various, Dominik Wujastyk
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 416 pages

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The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780140448245 and ISBN-10: 0140448241), written by authors Various, Dominik Wujastyk, was published by Penguin Classics in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Ayurveda (Alternative Medicine, Holistic, Chakras, New Age & Spirituality, Spiritualism, Parapsychology, Occult & Paranormal) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Roots of Ayurveda (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Ayurveda books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.36.

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Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, has been practiced in India for more than two thousand years and survives today as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many "alternative" therapies now used in the West. This "science of longevity" has parallels with Buddhist thought, and advocates a life of moderation through which the three humors of the body will be brought into balance. The writings selected for this volume are taken from Sanskrit medical texts written by the first Ayurvedic physicians, who lived between the fifth century b.c. and the fourteenth century a.d. Here readers will find wide-ranging and fascinating advice on the benefits of garlic therapy, prayers for protection against malevolent disease deities, surgical techniques, exercise regimens, the treatment of poisons, the interpretation of dreams, and more.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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