Main description:

Ayurveda Perspectives in Integrated Healthcare, volume eight in the Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine series, provides a clear, structured base of knowledge which compares Ayurveda with other healthcare systems to encourage acceptance of Ayurveda in the community and within patient care practices. Sections cover the Shad Darshan, body constitution, medical aspects in Ayurvedic medicine, and the connection between material and spiritual aspects and methods for balancing lifestyle for optimal health. This important reference will aid cardiovascular researchers in the study of integrative Chinese and Western medicine with its clear, structured base to guide clinical practice and encourage new collaboration.

Contents:

Part I: The Shad Darshan 1. The Four Vedas 2. Material Aspects: Sankya, Nyaya + Vaisheshika 3. Spiritual Aspects: Mimamsa, Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism

Part II: Integrated Philosophy on Body Constitution 4. Traditional Chinese Medicine 5. Western Medicine Principles 6. Ayurvedic Universal Attributes & Doshic Theory

Part III: The Seven Dhatu Tissues 7. Dhatu Structure, By-Products and Disorders 8. Plasma and Blood 9. Muscle, Fat, Bone, Nerves and Marrow 10. Male and Female Organs

Part IV: Srotamsi: The Channels of the body 11. Introduction 12. Channels Receiving Food, Prana & Water 13. Channels Nourishing and Maintaining the Body 14. Channels of Elimination 15. Channels of the Mind

Part V: The Material and Spiritual Aspects of Digestion 16. The Fire Element 17. Rasa and the Six Tastes 18. Energy & Effects 19. The Phases of Digestion 20. Balancing Diet and Food Combination 21. Three Laws of Nutrition and Cellular Metabolism

Part VI: Balancing Lifestyle 22. Doshic Test 23. Spirituality 24. Nutritional Suggestions