Ayurvedic Medicine; The Principles of Practice - Pole

A wonderfully comprehensive reference book that offers a clear, accessible and detailed guide to Ayurvedic herbalism with beautiful pictures of herbs and in an easy-to-use format. It covers a detailed look at the history of Ayurveda, an introduction to the essential basic theory including Ayurvedic anatomy, physiology, constitutions, tissues and wastes. It also covers an in depth look at Ayurvedic pharmacology, energetics of plants and foods. There is some discussion of disease causation and treatment strategies. The main body of the book is the plant profiles detailing over 108 plants and 50 formulas and the traditional Ayurvedic and modern bio-medical uses of these plants.