Includes index

Understanding Ayurveda. The history and philosophy of Ayurveda ; The principles of Ayurveda -- Maintaining health and well-being. The three prime qualities (gunas) ; Assessing your Ayurvedic constitution ; Agni, the vital role of digestive fire ; Food and your constitution ; Preventative health -- Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment. The causes and stages of disease (Samprapti) ; Ayurvedic diagnostic techniques ; The principles of Ayurvedic treatment (Chikitsa) ; Detoxification ; Treatment of the doshas ; Treatment of the dhatus ; Ayurveda and the mind -- Tools of Ayurvedic treatment. A directory of Ayurvedic herbs ; Traditional preparations and formulae ; Panchakarma ; The concept of Rasayana

A guide to understanding the ancient Indian healing system introduces Ayurveda's three prime qualities, the causes and stages of disease, and the principles of treatment, and also contains a directory of herbs and their recommended uses