Emerging Trends in Study of Ayurveda

Contents: I. Ayurveda : Holistic Approach: 1. Significance of Ayurveda : holistic approach to medical science. 2. System of fundamental and therapy of Ayurveda in medical practice. 3. Pivotal contribution of Ayurveda - oriented health care pattern. II. Therapies: Pancakarma, Rasayana and Vajikarana: 4. Role of Pancakarma in Rasayana (Rejuvenation) therapy. 5. Concept of Virility (Vrsya) in Ayurveda. III. Plant Drugs Source: 6. Ayurveda and plant drug resources - an overview. 7. Some important medicinal plants - section I. 8. Selected aromatic plants drugs - section II. 9. Selected Ayurvedic drugs and their various botanical sources - section III. IV. Herbal development: 10. Appraisal of rural herbal health care in Uttarakhand Himalaya. 11. Chhattisgarh -- emerging valuable herbal state. 12. Significance of potential of medicinal plants and herbal cultivation in Chhattisgarh with special emphasis on Safed Musli. V. Drugs pharmaceutics: 13. Role of herbal drugs standardization in GMP strategies. 14. Standardization and quality control of Rasausadhis - task and approach. 15. Contribution of Caraka to Indian pharmacy. 16. Studies in exclusion of salt for sources of the decoctives (Kasayayoni). VI. Natural colourants: 17. Study of herbal source for colour with special reference to Ayurveda. 18. Bixa-Annatto: valuable source of herbal dye. VII. Drugs delivery: 19. Inputs for classical methodology of drugs procurement. VIII. Astrology and drugs: 20. Astrological role of herbal drugs procurement. IX. Medical tourism: 21. International health tourism -- exploring Indian potential. X. Aviation and drugs: 22. Aeronautics, Ayurveda and Drugs -- excellence of Indian knowledge in technology.

The work entitled Emerging Trends in Study of Ayurveda represents new pattern of presentations in the field of publication dealing with the Indian medical science, for paving the progressive path for all-round development of Ayurveda leading to globalisation. In tune with multidimensional approach towards advancement of Ayurveda, this work serves a model contribution with applied approach-based on fundamentals, exploratory and experimental grounds. It, therefore, consists of ten sections concentrating on major topics. These sections are elaboratedly dealt with subject material on different aspects relevant to major area and its diversifying facets. In this form, this work carries significant utility in different fields of medical sciences (including biological sciences and pharmaceutical sciences etc.) For getting inputs in order to make multifarious advancements in Ayurveda, carrying merit, potentials and material, for re-establishing foremost medical science from India in the world scenario.