Contemporary Ayurveda - Medicine and Research in Maharishi Ayur-Veda #16593

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By Hari Sharma and Christopher Clark

Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-05594-2


Description

There is enormous interest in Maharishi Ayur Veda (MAV), or Indian Traditional Medicine, in the USA, not least because of its incorporation of Transcendental Meditation. However, this is not the only therapeutic aspect of MAV. In the 1950's the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi collected information from the classic texts and formed a modern, coherent approach (first published in the West by Penguin). A large amount of medical and science-based research has been undertaken specifically on aspects of MAV. This book aims to present a coherent exploration and review of both the principles and practice of MAV, as well as the research outcomes which support and illuminate practice. It is not a treatment manual, but it does present a foundation for understanding the principles and practice of MAV, both within specific medical specialties and generally in health promotion and disease prevention.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Maharishi Ayur-Veda Offers to Clinical Medicine. The 'Consciousness Model' of Medicine. A Practical Application of the Consciousness Model: Transcendental Meditation. The Effect of Emotions and Thinking on Health. Foundations of Maharishi Ayur-Veda's Approach to Physiology and Anatomy. Pathogenesis and Diagnosis. Diet and Digestion. Active Ingredients, Free Radicals, And the Herbal Pharmacopoeia. The Rhythms of Nature. Purification Therapies: Maharishi Panchakarma. Exercise. Gynecology, Obstetrics, And Pediatrics. Maharishi's Vedic Approach to Health APPENDIX 1 Pronunciation Guide APPENDIX 2 Resources

184 27 ills
Trim size 203 X 254 mm
Copyright 1998
Softcover, Reference

Author Information

By Hari Sharma, MD, FRCPC, Professor Emeritus and Former Director, Cancer Prevention and Natural Products Research, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Fellow, National Academy of Ayurveda, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, India; and Christopher Clark, MD, Medical Director, Maharishi Ayur-Veda Health Center, Raj Health Resort, Fairfield, IA; Founding Faculty and Assistant Clinical Professor of Physiology, College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA