Research on the Ayurvedic materia medica, in particular its drugs of plant origin, is a venture bristling with pitfalls despite the apparent confidence displayed in the lists of botanical identifications of medicinal plants in numerous publications on the subject. This self-assurance is unwarranted in quite a few cases, as this study will demonstrate.The majority of these lists of botanical equivalents of Sanskrit plant names are not based on own research; instead, they usually reflect a consensus reached somehow among Indian ayurvedic scholars. The course of events that resulted in this agreement remains uninvestigated. Setting aside the role of leading authorities and trend-setting publications, one of the factors involved may be the significance of a seemingly trustworthy and scientifically-looking pharmacopoeia for the Indian ayurvedici in their competition with western medicine. In this respect the developments referred to are understandable.From a strictly scientific point of view caution is required. When trying to take stock of the situation, one's attention is arrested by the prevalence of North-Indian influences and opinions in the secondary literature on the Indian materia medica. The concurrence mentioned is a North-Indian product that may be looked upon as an artefact since regional differences in the identifications tend to be disregarded. Though exceptions do occur, most often books by authors hailing from northern India fail to pay attention to the plants employed under the same Sanskrit names in southern India and areas such as, for instance, Gujarat and Orissa.

This study on the genesis and evolution of a cluster of disorders (called sitapitta, i.e, urticaria and syndromes resembling it) and their treatment in Indian medical literature from early times to the present day is the first of its kind.It deals with antecedent concepts in the classical sa?hit's and the sudden appearance of a well-defined nosological entity in a later period, together with the therapeutic measures developed.The fate of this entity in a large number of medical treatises is systematically explored. Continuity and change in both theory and therapy are thus seen to be present until our own times.

At The Age Of 12 Or 13, Ajita Chakraborty Read Moner Khela [The Games The Mind Plays] By Bijoylal Chattopadhyay, Who Interpreted The Characters Of Many Fictional Characters Through Psychoanalysis, Resulting In A Lifelong Fascination And Commitment To Psychiatry. As The First Woman Psychiatrist In India, Aged 82, Chakraborty Looks Back At Her Life And A Work, Talking Frankly About Herself, Her Unconventional Family And Broken Home, The 'Confusions' Of Her Childhood That Propelled Her To Becoming A Psychiatrist. Qualified As A Doctor, She Sailed To England In 1952, To Further Her Medical Education, Training As A Psychiatrist At The Well-Known Maudsley Hospital And The Institute Of Psychiatry In London, Working In British Mental Hospitals For Almost Ten Years, And Also Obtaining Qualifications Such As Dpm And Mrcp. She Returned To India In 1960, Where Modern Psychiatry Was Still A Fledgling, Considered As Subordinate To 'Neurology'. As The First Woman In The Field She Faced Considerable Hostility And Opposition, And Saw Her Dreams Of Setting Up An Advanced Department Of Psychiatry And Elevating Its Then Lowly Status Fail. Indeed The Book Throws Considerable Light On The Sociology On Medicine And Discusses Why Chakraborty And Her Friends Who Had Returned With Medical Qualifications Gained Abroad Were Thwarted In Their Attempts To Set Up A Modern Public Health System (Which Exists In A Haphazard Way Today]. Of Considerable Interest Is Chakraborty'S Discussion On Why Psychiatry Taught In The West Cannot Be Applied Directly In Another Culture, Emphasising The Need And Significance Of Transcultural Psychology In A Very Complex Society Like India. The Second Part Of The Book Offers A Selection From Her Essays, Published In Various Distinguished Journals, Which Are Indeed An Essential Part Of The Memoir As They Illustrate In 'Theoretical And Concrete Terms What Is Dealt With Anecdotally And Personally In The Memoir'.

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Ancient Sanskrit text with English translation on trees and plants.

The Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda is one of the excellent works of Prof. C. Dwarakanath given to the medical literature. Knowledge of the basic principles of Padartha Vijnana and Dosa - Dhatu - Mala Vijnana is essential to understand Ayurveda in detail and to attain perfection in this ancient medical science. Thus it is useful hand-book to beginners in Ayurveda.

Kerala is a destination on the world tourist map. It is often referred to as Gods Own Country. The place has been visited by foreigners from all over the globe for five thousand years at least. To give an insight into the mysteries of this place and events that occurred over many, many years, Sankaran, an immortal, takes the reader through very gripping, thrilling, and thought-provoking situations and, in the process, demystifies the Malayalee.

Inspired by true events, this riveting narrative traces the lives of Safeena Malik, Deewan Bhat and Bilal Ahanagar, three childhood friends who grow up in an atmosphere of peace and amity in Srinagar, Kashmir, until the night of 20 January 1990 changes it all. While Deewan is forced to flee from his home, Safeena’s mother becomes ‘collateral damage’ and Bilal has to embrace a wretched life of poverty and fear. The place they called paradise becomes a battleground and their friendship struggles when fate forces them to choose sides against their will. Twenty years later destiny brings them to a crossroads again, when they no longer know what is right and what is wrong. While both compassion and injustice have the power to transform lives, will the three friends now choose to become sinful criminals or pacifist saints?The Tree with a Thousand Apples is a universal story of cultures, belongingness, revenge and atonement. The stylized layered format, fast-paced narration and suspenseful storytelling makes for a powerful, gripping read.