Ayurveda and Panchakarma Motilal Banarsidass We have been guided in

We have been guided in these studies by the words of Sri Antananda Sarasvati

They go straight downhill faster and faster into numerous disasters such as cancer

The attempt to arrange these thoughts in an academic and systematic manner met with an initial difficulty - the difficulty regarding the selection of topics

along with a masterful commentary which makes the text abundantly clear to the Western reader

Ayurveda and Panchakarma Motilal Banarsidass We have been guided inThe area of Ayurveda known as Panchakarma is a comprehensive system of knowledge and practices to purify the body of toxins and restore it to balance with natural law. This book reflects the way the original text of Ayurveda, the Charak Samhita, first presented this knowledge. The first section explores in detail the principles which define Ayurveda as a science of life and health. The second section delves more deeply into the Ayurvedic understanding