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Connecting Indian Wisdom and Western Science - Plant Usage for Nutrition and Health (Paperback)
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Connecting Indian Wisdom and Western Science - Plant Usage for Nutrition and Health (Paperback)
Series: Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times
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A truly integrated collection of research, Connecting Indian Wisdom
and Western Science: Plant Usage for Nutrition and Health compares
Ayurvedic and Western conceptions of wellness, healthy lifestyle,
and diet. Examining the phyto-pharmacological, phytochemical,
clinical, ethnobotanical, sociocultural, and biomedical approaches
to plant- and herb-based healthy diets and wellness, it includes
approximately 40 selected monographs on fruits, vegetables, spices,
nuts, and seeds, complete with Ayurvedic and traditional uses as
nutritional ingredients. The book focuses on how plants can be
employed as both aliments and adjuvants, able to improve health and
the quality of life. It does so by comparing the Indian Ayurvedic
tradition with the Mediterranean diet. Chapters written largely by
Indian authors trace the early history of Ayurveda and the basic
principles and dietetics of the Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani systems
of medicine. Chapters written by western scientists and
nutritionists discuss the global focus on nutrients,
nutraceuticals, and, importantly, the Mediterranean diet. Building
on this foundation, the book opens what will, no doubt, be a long
and continuing journey of mutual exchange and dialogue. The authors
create an integrative perspective for understanding India's health
traditions through the lens of modern science. They then look at
how India's millennia of experience can enrich the West's notions
of optimal nutrition, prevention, and personalized healthcare. A
core of this exchange is a frontier of exploration into deep
insights of human biology, individual differences and seasonal
influences on metabolism, and a conceptual approach to nutrition
that you can apply across foods and cultures.
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