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Worldwide interest in Ayurveda is on the rise, ever since the World
Health Organization adopted the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978.
Ayurveda is increasingly being adopted and many phytotherapy
schools in Europe and the Americas teach Ayurveda as a wellness
system. Considering the prominent position that
Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya occupies in Ayurveda, a scientific synopsis
of this masterpiece is now presented before the world of Ayurveda.
In eight comprehensive chapters, Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya: A
Scientific Synopsis of the Classic Ayurveda Text presents a lucid
summary of the teachings of Vāgbhaṭa. Ayurvedic view of the
human body, basic principles of Ayurveda, surgical armamentarium,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases, herbs and other medicinal
substances used in the preparation of various dosage forms,
ayurvedic pharmaceutialcs, ayurvedic approach to food
fortification, salient features of Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya and a
roadmap for the future are among the topics discussed. Key
Features: Presents the ayurvedic view of conception and the human
body. Discusses aspects of ayurvedic pharmaceuticals. Examines
diagnosis of diseases, lines of treatment, prognosis of diseases,
signs of imminent death, management of mishaps and treatment of new
diseases. The voluminous information pertaining to the subjects of
the various chapters is presented in the form of many tables for
ready reference and quick survey. This book provides a helping hand
to those interested in rediscovering the teachings of Vāgbhaṭa
and is a great resource for researchers of medicine, traditional
and alternative medicine, pharmacology and drug discovery.
Worldwide interest in Ayurveda is on the rise, ever since the World
Health Organization adopted the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978.
Ayurveda is increasingly being adopted and many phytotherapy
schools in Europe and the Americas teach Ayurveda as a wellness
system. Considering the prominent position that
Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya occupies in Ayurveda, a scientific synopsis
of this masterpiece is now presented before the world of Ayurveda.
In eight comprehensive chapters, Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya: A
Scientific Synopsis of the Classic Ayurveda Text presents a lucid
summary of the teachings of Vāgbhaṭa. Ayurvedic view of the
human body, basic principles of Ayurveda, surgical armamentarium,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases, herbs and other medicinal
substances used in the preparation of various dosage forms,
ayurvedic pharmaceutialcs, ayurvedic approach to food
fortification, salient features of Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya and a
roadmap for the future are among the topics discussed. Key
Features: Presents the ayurvedic view of conception and the human
body. Discusses aspects of ayurvedic pharmaceuticals. Examines
diagnosis of diseases, lines of treatment, prognosis of diseases,
signs of imminent death, management of mishaps and treatment of new
diseases. The voluminous information pertaining to the subjects of
the various chapters is presented in the form of many tables for
ready reference and quick survey. This book provides a helping hand
to those interested in rediscovering the teachings of Vāgbhaṭa
and is a great resource for researchers of medicine, traditional
and alternative medicine, pharmacology and drug discovery.
Ayurveda or "the sacred knowledge of longevity" has been practiced
in India and many Asian countries since time immemorial. Interest
in Ayurveda started growing all over the world in the late 1970s,
following the Alma Ata Declaration adopted by the W.H.O. in 1978.
Ayurveda in the New Millennium: Emerging Roles and Future
Challenges attempts to survey the progress made in this field and
to formulate a course of action to take Ayurveda through the new
millennium. It also identifies the many stumbling blocks that need
to be removed if Ayurveda is to cater to the needs of a wider
audience. Features: Newer insights into the history of Ayurveda
Regulatory aspects of the manufacture of ayurvedic medicines
Industrial production of traditional ayurvedic medicines Quality
control The scientific rationale of single herb therapy Biological
effects of ayurvedic formulations Optimization of ancient wisdom
and newer knowledge Conservation of threatened herbs Nutraceuticals
and cosmeceuticals from Ayurveda Critical view of Ayurveda in the
West Direction for the Ayurveda renaissance Ayurveda in the New
Millennium: Emerging Roles and Future Challenges describes the
strength of Ayurveda and how to usher in the Ayurveda renaissance.
This book will be of interest to proponents of Ayurveda and all
branches of traditional and alternative medicine. Experts from the
fields of medicine, pharmacology, new drug discovery and food
technology will also find it useful.
Recent major shifts in global health care management policy have
been instrumental in renewing interest in herbal medicine. However,
literature on the development of products from herbs is often
scattered and narrow in scope. Herbal Bioactives and Food
Fortification: Extraction and Formulation provides information on
all aspects of the extraction of biological actives from plants and
the development of dietary supplements and fortified food using
herbal extracts. The book begins with a brief survey of the use of
herbs in different civilizations and traces the evolution of herbal
medicine, including the emergence of nutraceuticals from the
discipline of ethnopharmacology and the Alma Ata Declaration of
1978. It moves on to describe various aspects of the extraction
process, including selection of plant species, quality control of
raw materials, the comminution of herbs, and the selection of
solvents. It also describes the optimization of extraction in
relation to response surface methodology before describing uses of
herbal extracts in food supplements and fortified foods. With
special attention paid to stability analysis and the masking of
tastes, the book gives an overview of the formulation of various
types of tablets, capsules, and syrups using herbal extracts. It
also describes the benefits of foods fortified with herbal extracts
such as soups, yogurt, sauces, mayonnaise, pickles, chutneys, jams,
jellies, marmalades, cheese, margarine, sausages, bread, and
biscuits, as well as some beverages. Herbal Bioactives and Food
Fortification covers the fundamental steps in herbal extraction and
processing in a single volume. It explains how to choose, optimize,
analyze, and use extracts for fortification, making it an excellent
source for nutraceutical researchers and practitioners in science
and industry.
Rice cultivation faces challenges across the world and India is no
exception. With the increasing cost of cultivation of paddy coupled
with labour scarcity, sustaining the interest of farmers in rice
cultivation has become a challenge. Thus, there is an urgent need
to produce more output with a drop of water owing to water
scarcity. This study has envisaged to examine the issues in
adoption and dis-adoption and its impact on resource use, yield and
efficiency of SRI farmers in Palakkad district of Kerala, India.
The present study revealed that SRI can be further adopted and
practiced by farmers if there is an improvement in SRI extension
service delivery. The main problem associated with discontinuance
behaviour of farmers was shortage of skilled labour. Training and
education to farmers on SRI techniques should be enhanced so that
skilled labour is available for various operations and farmers can
adopt SRI technologies to their own resource endowments and
constraints to improve their rice production. The farmers should
also be provided with essential institutional support through
technology and capacity building.
This research documented the findings on major considerations like
property rights, role of institutions, water users' interactions,
value of water and propose strategies related to conservation and
sustainable management of tank irrigation systems in South India.
The research was undertaken in tank intensive districts of Tamil
Nadu state, India. The claim over the benefits of a tank system was
regulated among users by both legal and customary rights. Farmers
attached higher social value over the tank irrigation system.Among
various uses of tank, domestic, agricultural and LSD uses dominated
the scenario. Women were empowered to participate in tank
management by assuming various roles. Farmers were found to be the
major competitors for tank water. The strategies proposed for
sustainable management of tank system are strengthening the
existing WUA, representation of women among the office bearers of
WUA and rehabilitation of rainfed tanks.
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