Ayurvedic Healing (Paperback)

by David Frawley (Author) "Ayurveda, the science of life, is the natural healing system of India, its traditional medicine going back to ancient times..." (more)
Key Phrases: tonification therapy, shankha pushpi, calamus ghee, Chyavan Prash, Diseases of the Digestive System, Vehicle Warm (more...)

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Ayurvedic Healing presents the Ayurvedic treatment of common diseases, coveringover eighty different ailments from the common cold to cancer. It provides afull range of treatment methods including diet, herbs, oils, gems, mantra andmeditation. The book also shows the appropriate life-style practices and dailyhealth considerations for your unique mind-body type both as an aid to diseasetreatment and for disease prevention.This extraordinary book is a complete manual of Ayurvedic health care thatoffers the wisdom of this ancient system of mind-body medicine to the modernreader relative to our special health concerns today. The present edition is an expanded version of the original 1989 edition, covering additional diseases andadding new treatments. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Book Passage Press (January 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878423002
• ISBN-13: 978-1878423009
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #906,406 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books in English on Ayurveda, December 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide (Paperback)

~I have read dozens of books on Ayurveda published in English; this stands out as simply the best of what I have read.

It is sensitive, sympathetic to the conditions discussed, and lucid.

A great work. So many others have been based on (and written with) excellent information and the best of intentions, but somehow have ended up being more confusing than helpful... even in something as basic as classifying doshas, I never really grasped them clearly until I read this book, which is laid out~~ calmly, clearly, and with massive knowledge and experience underlying its clarity.

Again, an excellent book by someone who also seems to be a great human being-- it flows through all his words.~

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for both beginner and practitioner, January 11, 2002

By	"sc7" - See all my reviews

Ayurvedic Healing is an excellent book whether you know anything about the Vedic medical science of Ayurveda, or not. The book deals with:
a) Finding out what body type you have, (vata-air, pitta-fire, kapha- earth/water) based on a questionnaire of health related questions
b) It helps you determine what kind of diet you can follow to balance your system.
c) It deals with common ailments as well as major diseases, covering everything from arthritis to AIDS
d) You can learn how to use chants, colors etc to relieve stress.

And that s just section I. In section II, it deals with the technical preparations with the use of various herbs, oils etc, which ayurvedic doctors use.

Thus this book is a comprehensive study of Ayurveda, which can be used to good effect by both the layman and the ayurvedic practitioner.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest guide on ayurveda I have ever seen, August 3, 1998

By A Customer

This is the finest guide on ayurveda I have ever seen. This book is practical and is a great guide for a healthy life. If you take your health seriously this is the book for you.