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Book Costs for the Ayurvedic Educational Programs

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Approximate Costs for Required Books

Costs for Optional yet Recommended Books

Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Program

Other Book Sources
Detailed Course Descriptions and Syllabi for the Clinical Ayurveda Therapist Program

Sample Audio Lectures from the Actual Course Material

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Approximate Costs for Required Books

The required Textbooks are NOT included with the course, extensive audios and videos are included in the tuition.  The textbooks should be purchased from the textbook suppliers listed here.    If you do not have the required textbooks, you can expect to donate $1250 for the C.A.T. Distance Learning Program + $640 for Textbooks.  This comes to approximately $728 investment for a 225 hour, 15 trimester unit course -- Quite a value.

Remember, no student is EVER turned away due to lack of funds.  So, if you cannot afford $1250 please sign up for the course by making the donation that is within your budget.

Books for Level I Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Diploma                      $219

Books for Level II Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.) Diploma                    $297

Books for Level III Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Diploma    $205

Books for Level IV Master Ayurvedic Herbalist (M.A.H.) Diploma                  $231

Total books required for all four levels (4 years of study)                           $952

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Costs for Optional yet Recommended Books

Books for Level I Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Diploma                     $  75

Books for Level II Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.) Diploma                    $ 150

Books for Level III Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Diploma     $ 200

Books for Level IV Master Ayurvedic Herbalist (M.A.H.) Diploma                   $ 250

Total optional books recommended for all four levels (4 years of study)     $675

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Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Program

The following books are required to be purchased by the student of the Level I 225 hours, 15 units long Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist (C.A.T.) Diploma Certification program.  They are available for purchase from www.RedWing.com, www.Amazon.com or directly from the Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com  or  from our Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute where indicated.

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·         Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Medicine Master Sutra – A Simple Explanation, Burlingame, California: Buddha Text Translation Society, Dharma   Realm Buddhist University, 1997.   ISBN 0-88139-306-1  
Cost: $10.00 U.S.

Required for Course HUM108: Shad Darshan: The Six Philosophies of Indian Medicine

Purchase from the Buddhist Text Translation Society of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.DRBA.org) at www.BTTSonline.org     http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=7

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Textbook of Ayurveda – Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda, Volume One, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 2002.  ISBN 1-883725-07-0   
Cost: $40.00 U.S.

Required for Ayurvedic, Nutrition, Sanskrit and English Courses HUM108, AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883725070/ayurvedacalif-20

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·         Gogte, V.M., Vaidya, Dr., Ayurvedic Pharmacology and Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants (DravyaGunaVignyan), Mumbai, India: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2000.  ISBN 81-7276-192-9     841 pages, illustrated.   Order Vedams Books # 19408.  If Vedams Books no longer has it in stock, then try: http://www.bhavans.info/store/bookdetail.asp?bid=103&bauth=Vaidya+V.+M.+Gogte  

Available for purchase in India for Rs 1250. 

Book Search: www.SouthAsiaBooks.com

Phone:  1-573-474-0116
 

           Cost: Approximately $70.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB108, HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; for Sanskrit courses SKT324, SKT432, SKT540, SKT594, SKT648, SKT756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase from the very reliable fast-shipping Vedams Books, Ltd. in India: www.VedamsBooks.com. Sometimes it is not available with Vedams.

It appears that their are less and less of these in print, however, you can often find them at Capusi who searches 50 bookstores and 50,000 sellers to find the book in stock.  Please visit: http://www.campusi.com/bookFind/asp/bookFindPriceLst.asp?prodId=8172761929

Or try BookFinder.com using their ISBN # search.  The ISBN to type in is 8172761929.

Click here to listen to a lecture on Guggulu (Commiphora mukul) by Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur that is based on Dr. Gogte's superb advanced textbook.  "Guggulu - In-Depth" - Herbology Course at Medicine Buddha Healing Center:  A 1 hour 18 minute advanced class audio April 2 lecture at Medicine Buddha Healing Center explaining the Ayurvedic perspectives on the amazing anti-arthritis, heart tonic, anti-cancer tree resin Guggulu (Commiphora mukul in Latin).
(9 MB download)

About the book: "The present volume by Vaidya V.M. Gogie is a timely reminder to all pharmacologist and physicians that the men of renaissance lead us to intelligent correlation between ancient intuitive insights and modern discoveries of science. All the scientists, physicians, vaidyas and students interested in "Green Medicine" will find a great friend, philosopher and guide in the form of this textbook for data-mining for new remedies and new uses. Many golden nuggets await the industrious, persistent and seeking minds." (jacket) No. 19408

More details: "This book contains the fundamentals of Ayurvedic pharmacology and properties and uses of medicinal plants. The first part of this volume, in 284 pages, deals lucidly with the basic principles and concepts of Ayurveda and Dravyagunavignyan. The remaining parts comprise of details and sketches of 368 medicinal plants along with their names, habitat, botanical description, chemical constituents, Ayurvedic properties, pharmacology, formulations, dosages, medications etc."

Vaidya V. M. Gogte
The author had the good fortune to be born as a son of Vaidya Mahadev Hari Gogte, in a long family tradition of Ayurveda. He had academic experience, as a teacher in Ayurveda, of over five decades, He lived in areas where tribal medicine abounds and enriched himself by the field experience of extensive tracks in the hills, with experts on medicinal plants. Hence he had a cumulative experience and health-wisdom of half-a-century, which he shared with the world, through his textbook.

 

Contents: Introduction. Preface. I. Basic principles of Dravyagunavignyan: 1. Introduction to Dravyagunavignyan. 2. The characteristics of Dravyagunashastra. 3. Classification of Dravyas. 4. The gunas. 5. The rasas. 6. Vipak. 7. Veerya. 8. Prabhav. 9. Inter-relationships of rasa, guna, veerya, vipak and prabhav. 10. Karma. 11. Morphology and properties. 12. Nomenclature and synonyms of dravyas. 13. Various impurities in dravyas. 14. Therapeutic considerations. 15. Brief history of Dravyagunashastra. II. Medicinal plants. III. Medicinal plants (contd.). IV. Dravyas of animal origin and others. V. Dravyas of animal origin etc. (contd.). Appendices: 1. Glossary : Ayurvedic terminology. 2. Medicinal plants and indications. 3. Index of Sanskrit names of plants. 4. Index of botanical names of plants. 5. List of regional names of plants. 6. Index of common formulations. 7. Recommended reading. 8. Websites of interest.

 

 

 

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·         Adams, Patch, M.D., Gesundheit! – Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor and Joy, Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 1998.  ISBN 0-89281-781-X  
Cost: $14.95 U.S.

Required for history course HIS 108: History of Medicine and Religion – Medicines of World Cultures;
and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Purchase from www.Amazon.com

Behind Patch Adams clown nose and jokes lies a social revolutionary who has devoted his life to transforming the health care system. In his book "Gesundheit" he shares a vision of a free holistic medical practice based on faith, friendship and fun. Adams life and work even inspired the producers of Universal Studios to make a movie titled "Patch Adams" staring Robin Williams.  Patch Adams is the founder of Gesundheit, a holistic home-based medical practice that managed to see more than 15,000 people without bills, malpractice insurance, formal facilities and paper work. Adams' vision is a wake-up call for all of us.  Like Adams the founders of Medicine Buddha Healing Center and Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute became discouraged when the art of counseling and medicine was replaced by the science of business and technology.

We at the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and the Medicine Buddha Healing Center follow the generous Bodhisattva spirit of Dr. Patch Adams, and Dr. Vasant Lad, who have inspired our both our format of giving and our teachings - healing practices. 

We agree with and emulate Patch Adams' Bodhisattva spirit of Dana Paramita when he said:

"Greed is one of society’s worst malignancies, and it appears to have metastasized to every corner of the earth. The sense that greed is incurable may well account for its escalation. Certainly one of greed’s most devastating symptoms is cynicism. Unless greed and its symptoms are excised, society will perish.

We believe that a society must care for its population enough to take care of its needs. Treatment of disease and provision for health care are fundamental to a society’s sound survival. These needs should be fulfilled as a gift to its population, not as a commodity to be bought and sold. In a profit-oriented system devoted to grabbing the most income the traffic will bear, the goal will be disease care. In a service-oriented system devoted to keeping the population at its healthiest, the goal will be disease prevention. The Gesundheit Institute will never charge money for its medical services. If it is to survive, its staff, patients, and friends will cooperate and donate everything needed for it to flourish as a community hospital.

We hope to eliminate the factor of debt entirely from the healing interaction. Although this leaves us vulnerable to the wishes of the greater community, paradoxically, we believe that vulnerability is our greatest strength. We believe it is imperative to need the community we serve because the community also needs us. This is basic to interdependence, which we feel is necessary for a healthy society.

We must, as individuals and as a free society, stop our worship of things and wealth and put our sense of richness in things everybody can have in abundance without excluding anyone. These riches include faith, fun, and the breathtaking bounty of nature and friendship. This kind of medicine cannot be bought or sold. By not charging patients… we are freer to be silly and to build friendships. We also believe that not charging money is very good malpractice insurance. We hope that our patients will take the generosity with them when they leave and spread it in their own communities. This is the heart of our social revolution: to take the most expensive service in America and give it away for free."
 

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurveda - The Science of Self Healing, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1984.  ISBN 0-914955-00-4   
Cost: $10.95 U.S.

Required for Ayurvedic, Nutrition and Sanskrit Courses Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press (Random House), 1998.  ISBN 0-609-80286-0  
Cost: $15.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB108, Nutrition NUT108, Yoga YOG108 and English ENG108 Courses:
HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I and Course YOG108: Ayurvedic Perspectives on Yoga Therapeutics

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurveda: Science of Life, Sounds True Audio, 6 cassettes, 6 hours.
Cost: $49.95 U.S.

Required for students enrolled in the Distance Learning option (Correspondence Course) for
Ayurvedic, Nutrition, English Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com or from http://store.yahoo.com/soundstruestore/af00017.html

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·         Dick, Losang, M.A., editor, The Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: The Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2003.    No ISBN number.  
Cost: $50.00 U.S. (includes shipping to anywhere in the world).

Required for Course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; for history course HIS 108: History of Medicine and Religion – Medicines of World Cultures; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Purchase from Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute www.Ayurveda-California.com

Click here to view a sample Materia Medica chapter in Microsoft Word format (407 KB)

Click here to view a sample of this Ayurvedic Therapeutics Concept section 3 in Microsoft Word format (269 KB)

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·         Epstein, Ron, Dr., Ph.D., Buddhism A to Z, Burlingame, California: Buddha Text Translation Society, Dharma   Realm Buddhist University, 2003.   ISBN 0-88139-1250-3   
Cost: $21.95 U.S.

Required for Courses HUM108: Shad Darshan: The Six Philosophies of Indian Medicine and
SKT220: Ayurvedic Sanskrit Level III: Ayurvedic-Buddhist-Yogic-Hindu Words and Definitions

Purchase from the Buddhist Text Translation Society of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.DRBA.org) at www.BTTSonline.org

What do sangha, karma and Bodhisattva really mean? Who were the major disciples of the Buddha? Find out in this lively and easy-to-read, alphabetical listing of major Buddhist terms and figures. Written by a practicing Buddhist scholar for the beginner, many entries read like short stories. Cross references. Author: Ronald Epstein received his PhD from UC Berkeley in Buddhism. He collaborated in the translation of the Heart Sutra with its Prajna Paramita Mantra and the Shurangama Sutra under the direction of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. He has been teaching philosophy and religion at San Francisco State University for 30 years and is also a research professor at the Institute for World Religions in Berkeley.

Click here for the directory to download and listen to numerous sample readings from Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur from Dr. Epstein's wonderful Buddhist Dictionary.  (3 MB download)

 

 

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Recommended Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Program

·         Crow, David, L.Ac., In Search of the Medicine Buddha – A Himalayan Journey, New York, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2000.   ISBN 1-58542-030-1   375 pages.
Cost: $24.95 U.S.  (Now only $4.98 at Amazon.com)

Suggested for Course HIS 108: History of Medicine and Religion – Medicines of World Cultures; for course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History; and for herbology course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I

Purchase from www.Amazon.com   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585420301/ayurvedacalif-20

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Secrets of the Pulse – The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 1996.  ISBN 1-883725-03-8   297 pages.   Cost: $21.95 U.S.

Suggested for Ayurvedic, Herbology Sanskrit and English Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, AYR190, HRB108, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them.  Also available from Amazon.com

 

Amadea Morningstar, Yoga International, November 1997
Lad distills his 25 years...experience...explaining how to determine constitutional type, organ health, tissue strength...from the pulse.

Book Description
Thousands of years ago, Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body as well as the mental and physical constitutions of the individual. For the first time in the West, this book presents this ancient art and provides a method by which anyone can learn to read his own pulse. Imbalances and potential disease states can be detected in their early stages, giving one the opportunity to correct them before they affect the quality of life. With practice and guidance, one can acquire the proficiency to use this knowledge to heal self and others.

From the Author
Because of the interest in Ayurveda in the hearts of both practitioners and laymen and because of the demand, I have been teaching seminars on pulse diagnosis across the United States, England and at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In any system of medicine, pulse assessment is a matter of technical skill, subjective experience and intuition. Accuracy also depends upon the individual’s persistent practice and quality of sensitive awareness. Several teachers, gurus and yogis in India influenced my early education in pulse reading. Even though simplified descriptions of various conditions of the pulse are found in the standard Ayurvedic texts, the methods of examination are not given in detail. However, it is possible to learn these subjective methods of pulse examination that reveal the characteristics of the individual’s prakruti, vikruti and various doshic disorders and to verify their accuracy objectively.

The purpose of this book is to teach simplified techniques to students and to provide deep comprehensive information as well. Throughout my earlier Ayurvedic education, I also studied modern allopathic medicine and this knowledge has broadened my interpretation of pulse reading.

All of what I am sharing with you in this book may not be found in the standard Ayurvedic texts. However, all that I have included here is based upon Ayurvedic principles. I received this knowledge from my mentors in the Ayurvedic tradition and it has since unfolded in my heart through clinical observation and practice over the last 25 years.

This book will give guidelines to think about various ways of feeling, reading and gathering information through the pulse. It is quite difficult to put subjective experience into words. This is my sincere attempt to express these simple ways of feeling the pulse. I hope, dear readers, that you will love this humble effort.

Love and light,

Dr. Vasant Lad
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 1996
 

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·         Lad, Usha, and Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing, 2^nd ed., Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 1997.  ISBN 1-883725-05-4   254 pages.
Cost: $15.95 U.S.

Suggested for course NUT108: Ayurvedic Digestion and Nutrition Therapeutics I; for course AYR230: Agni, The Digestive Fire in Ayurveda; for course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Frawley, David, Dr., O.M.D., and Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1984.  ISBN 0-941524-24-8   
Cost: $12.95 U.S.

Suggested for herbology course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0941524248/ayurvedacalif-20

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·         Tillotson, Alan Keith, Ph.D., with Tillotson, Nai-shing Hu, O.M.D., L.Ac., and Abel, Robert, Jr., M.D., Author of The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook – Everything You Need to Know about Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments, New York, New York: Kensington Publishing Corporation 2001.  ISBN 1-57566-617-0   Cost: $20 U.S.

Suggested for herbology course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Purchase from www.Amazon.com

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·         Morningstar, Amadea, Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners: Familiar Western Food Prepared with Ayurvedic Principles, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1995.    ISBN 0-914955-14-4    Cost: $19.95 U.S.

Suggested for course NUT108: Ayurvedic Digestion and Nutrition Therapeutics I; for course AYR230: Agni, The Digestive Fire in Ayurveda; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Iyengar, B.K.S., Yoga – The Path to Holistic Health, London, England: Dorling Kindersly, 2001.   ISBN 0-7894-7165-5   
Cost: $40.00

Suggested for Yoga course YOG108: Ayurvedic Perspectives on Yoga Therapeutics; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

Purchase from www.Amazon.com

Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Herbalist (C.A.H.) Program

The following books are required to be purchased by the student of the Level II 750 hours, 50 trimester units long Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.) Diploma Certification program.  They are available for purchase from www.RedWing.com, www.Amazon.com or directly from the Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com  or  from our Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute where indicated.

·         Paranjpe, Prakash, Dr. B.A.M.S., Indian Medicinal Plants: Forgotten Healers (A Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine), Delhi, India: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2001.  ISBN 81-7084-170-8  
Cost: Approximately $75.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; for Sanskrit courses SKT324, SKT432, SKT540, SKT594, SKT648, SKT756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase from South Asia Books in the USA www.SouthAsiaBooks.com or from the very reliable fast-shipping Vedams Book, Ltd. VedamsBooks.com  http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no19408.htm 

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·         Tillotson, Alan Keith, Ph.D., with Tillotson, Nai-shing Hu, O.M.D., L.Ac., and Abel, Robert, Jr., M.D., The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook – Everything You Need to Know about Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments, New York, New York: Kensington Publishing Corporation 2001.  ISBN 1-57566-617-0   Cost: $20 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase direct from the author at http://oneearthherbs.com/OneEarthBook.htm  or from http://www.amazon.com - has 36 sample pages online. 

You can receive a $2 discount off of the standard price of $20.00 and receive a personally autographed copy of The One Earth Herbal Soucebook by ordering directly from Alan’s clinic, call: (302) 994-0465 to order. It’s okay to leave a credit card, address and phone message if you get his answering machine. You will receive a call back to confirm your order. Remember, to speak slowly and clearly and repeat numbers to save time.

Materia Medicine Selection from the One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: The Best of the Best Herbs
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  

 

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·         Dick, Losang, M.A., editor, The Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook, Berkeley, California: The Medicine Buddha Healing Center: 2003.    No ISBN number.  
Cost: $45.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.

Purchase from Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute www.Ayurveda-California.com

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press (Random House), 1998.  ISBN 0-609-80286-0  
Cost: $15.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB108, Nutrition NUT108, Yoga YOG108 and English ENG108 Courses:
HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I and Course YOG108: Ayurvedic Perspectives on Yoga Therapeutics

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Secrets of the Pulse – The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis, , Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 1996.  ISBN 1-883725-03-8   Cost: $21.95 U.S

Suggested for Ayurvedic, Herbology Sanskrit and English Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, AYR190, HRB108, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com

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·         Frawley, David, Dr., O.M.D., Ayurveda and the Mind, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1984.  ISBN 0-941524-24-8   
Cost: $12.97 U.S.

Suggested for Ayurvedic Psychology course PSY301: "Counseling / Psychology I - Ayurvedic - Buddhist - Western: Lifestyle/Wellness Counseling"; and for English course ENG301: "English Composition II: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History"

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
Also available from Amazon.com  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0914955365/ayurvedacalif-20

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·         Hua, Hsuan, Ven., A General Explanation of the Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra, Burlingame, California: Buddha Text Translation Society, Dharma   Realm Buddhist University, 1974.   ISBN: 0917512014     Paperback: 204 pages
 
Cost: $8.00 U.S.

Required for Course SUT301: "Amitabha (Sukhavati) Sutra Study I - With both Sanskrit and English texts"

Purchase from the Buddhist Text Translation Society of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.DRBA.org) at www.BTTSonline.org      http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=24

This sutra, spoken by the Buddha without having been formally requested.

This sutra, spoken by the Buddha without having been formally requested as other sutras were, explains the causes and requisites for rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss of Amitabha (Limitless Light) Buddha (also called Amitofou or Amitayus Buddha). The commentary includes extensive information on common Buddhist terminology and stories about many of the Buddha's foremost disciples.

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·         Crow, David, L.Ac., In Search of the Medicine Buddha – A Himalayan Journey, New York, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2000.   ISBN 1-58542-030-1  
Cost: $24.95 U.S.

Suggested for Course HIS 108: History of Medicine and Religion – Medicines of World Cultures; for course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History; and for herbology course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I

Purchase from www.Amazon.com

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·         Hua, Hsuan, Ven., Medicine Master Sutra – A Simple Explanation, Burlingame, California: Buddha Text Translation Society, Dharma Realm Buddhist University, 1997.   ISBN 0-88139-306-1  
Cost: $15.00 U.S.

Required for Course HUM108: Shad Darshan: The Six Philosophies of Indian Medicine

Purchase from Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute www.MedicineBuddha.com or from www.BTTSonline.org

·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Textbook of Ayurveda – Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda, Volume One, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 2002.  ISBN 1-883725-07-0   
Cost: $40.00 U.S.

Required for Ayurvedic, Nutrition, Sanskrit and English Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

Please support Dr. Lad's Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com by purchasing directly from them. 
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·         Adams, Patch, M.D., Gesundheit! – Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor and Joy, Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 1998.  ISBN 0-89281-781-X  
Cost: $14.95 U.S.

Required for history course HIS 108: History of Medicine and Religion – Medicines of World Cultures;
and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurveda - The Science of Self Healing, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1984.  ISBN 0-914955-00-4   
Cost: $10.95 U.S.

Required for Ayurvedic, Nutrition and Sanskrit Courses Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR240, AYR241, AYR250, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, SKT108, SKT210, SKT220, ENG108

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·         Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurveda: Science of Life, Sounds True Audio, 6 cassettes.
Cost: $39.95 U.S.

Required for students enrolled in the Distance Learning option (Correspondence Course) for
Ayurvedic, Nutrition, English Courses AYR108, AYR220, AYR230, AYR260, NUT108, AYR190, ENG108

Purchase from Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com or from www.Amazon.com or from www.SoundsTrue.com

·         Lad, Usha, and Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing, 2^nd ed., Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Ayurvedic Press, 1997.  ISBN 1-883725-05-4

Suggested for course NUT108: Ayurvedic Digestion and Nutrition Therapeutics I; for course AYR230: Agni, The Digestive Fire in Ayurveda; for course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

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·         Frawley, David, Dr., O.M.D., and Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1984.  ISBN 0-941524-24-8   
Cost: $12.95

Suggested for herbology course HRB108: Ayurvedic Herbology I; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

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·         Morningstar, Amadea, Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners: Familiar Western Food Prepared with Ayurvedic Principles, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press, 1995.    ISBN 0-914955-14-4    Cost: $19.95 U.S.

Suggested for course NUT108: Ayurvedic Digestion and Nutrition Therapeutics I; for course AYR230: Agni, The Digestive Fire in Ayurveda; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

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·         Iyengar, B.K.S., Yoga – The Path to Holistic Health, London, England: Dorling Kindersly, 2001.   ISBN 0-7894-7165-5   
Cost: $40.00

Suggested for Yoga course YOG108: Ayurvedic Perspectives on Yoga Therapeutics; and for English course ENG108: English Composition I: Ayurvedic, Shad Darshan Philosophy / History

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Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Clinical Ayurveda Herbalist (C.A.H.) Program

Diseases of Respiratory Tract : Ayurvedic Concept/V. B. Athavale and K. V. Athavale. Delhi, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2001, xvi, 148 p., $12. ISBN 81-7084-172-4. [The Chaukhamba Ayurvijnan Studies –34] Details No. 25359

Concept of Atattvabhinivesha in Ayurveda/Rajesh Kotecha. Jaipur, Publication Scheme, 2000, 191 p., tables, $22.50. ISBN 81-86782-43-5. DetailsNo. 17725

Bronchial Asthma Care in Ayurveda and Holistic Systems/edited by P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2001, 155 p., $10. ISBN 81-7030-713-9. Details No. 23170

Ayurveda Panchakarma : Five Purification Procedures/P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint. First published in 1999. Delhi, Satguru, 2000, 169 p., Photos, $10. ISBN 81-7030-665-5. Details No. 18932   

Ayurveda Herbs/P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2000, 147 p., $10. ISBN 81-7030-670-1. Details No. 23299

Ayurved and Hepatic Disorders/edited by P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2001, 228 p., tables, figs., $10. ISBN 81-7030-720-1. Details No. 23882

Anticancer Herbal Drugs of India: With Special Reference to Ayurveda/Gyanendra Pandey. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2002, 153 p., $10. ISBN 81-7030-722-8. Details No. 23171

Handbook of Clinical Ayurveda Practice/P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint, Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2001, 195 p., $10. ISBN 81-7030-710-4. Details No. 22204.

Ayurveda Therapy/edited by P.H. Kulkarni. Revised & Enlarged Edition, Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2001, 417 p., $27.50. ISBN 81-7030-694-9. (Indian Medical Sciences Series No. 110). Details No. 20599

Required Books and Audio or Video Tapes for Master Ayurvedic Herbalist (M.A.H.) Program

The following books are required to be purchased by the student of the Level II 750 hours, 50 trimester units long Clinical Ayurvedic Herbalist (C.A.H.) Diploma Certification program.  They are available for purchase from www.RedWing.com, www.Amazon.com or directly from the Ayurvedic Institute www.Ayurveda.com  or  from our Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute where indicated.

·         Paranjpe, Prakash, Dr. B.A.M.S., Indian Medicinal Plants: Forgotten Healers (A Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine), Delhi, India: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2001.  ISBN 81-7084-170-8  
Cost: Approximately $75.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; for Sanskrit courses SKT324, SKT432, SKT540, SKT594, SKT648, SKT756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase from South Asia Books in the USA www.SouthAsiaBooks.com or from the very reliable fast-shipping Vedams Book, Ltd. VedamsBooks.com  http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no19408.htm 

·         Paranjpe, Prakash, Dr. B.A.M.S., Indian Medicinal Plants: Forgotten Healers (A Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine), Delhi, India: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 2001.  ISBN 81-7084-170-8  
Cost: Approximately $75.00 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; for Sanskrit courses SKT324, SKT432, SKT540, SKT594, SKT648, SKT756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase from South Asia Books in the USA www.SouthAsiaBooks.com or from the very reliable fast-shipping Vedams Book, Ltd. VedamsBooks.com  http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no19408.htm 

Williamson, Elizabeth M., Major Herbs of Ayurveda, New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2002.  ISBN: 0-443-07203-5.  www.Amazon.com. 

Hardcover book, 361 pages
Published: 2002

Churchill Livingstone; (October 2002)
Dimensions: 8x10"
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 0-443-07203-5

0443072035
Including: Index ~ Bibliography ~ Footnotes ~ Glossary ~ Appendix ~ Photographs ~ Illustrations

This book is a useful clinical reference to the key herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine, providing a profile of each herb, that includes scientific information, history, habitat, botanical description, dosage, safety profile, major chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, ethnobotanical usage, ethnoveterinary usage, and Ayurvedic properties. The herbs are arranged alphabetically, with color phototgraphs of each living plant plus the dried herbal preparation. The book concludes with a listing of conditions/diseases and the appropriate Ayurvedic herbs for treatment, and a glossary of terms and an extensive index.

http://www.redwingbooks.com/products/books/MajHerAyuWil.cfm



Yoga of Herbs
by David Frawley, Vasant Lad
Trade paperback book, 248 pages
Published: 1998
Dimensions: 5.5" by 8.5"
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 0-941524-24-8



Herbal energetics, management of the individual Ayurvedic constitution, herbal therapeutics, preparation, and use of herbs are detailed. The English, Sanskrit, Latin, and botanical names of the substances described are furnished in an extensive appended table, making the material useful for practitioners with backgrounds in other herbal specialities.

Over 250 Western herbs, special Ayurvedic herbs and important Chinese herbs are listed, with 88 herbs explained in detail. Each herbal presentation includes a description of the part used, the energetic properties, tissues affected, actions, indications, precautions, and preparation.

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Energetics of Western Herbs Vol. I
by Peter Holmes
Trade paperback book, 421 pages
Published: 1989
Dimensions: 8" by 11"
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 0-890629-06-8
Including: Index ~ Bibliography ~ Glossary ~ Appendix ~ Photographs ~ Illustrations
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Energetics of Western Herbs Vol. II
by Peter Holmes
Trade paperback book, 472 pages
Published: 1989
Dimensions: 8" by 11"
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 0-9623477-4-4
http://www.redwingbooks.com/products/books/EneWesHer2.cfm

Now in a revised and expanded edition, Energetics of Western Herbs is a path-breaking work that draws on Chinese and Greek herbal medicine. It integrates traditional Chinese herbal energetics with the latest findings of plant pharmacology. The vitalistic and scientific systems of herbal therapy are complementary paradigms, not irreconcilable approaches. Both systems are to be used simultaneously, thereby greatly enhancing the efficacy of natural herbal health care.

This comprehensive, fully cross-indexed reference text provides easy access to the important and reliable information needed to select appropriate herbal remedies for any condition. A self-instructional manual, The Energetics presents 228 botanical remedies in full detail that are currently being used in Western herbal medicine. They are conveniently divided into 24 treatment categories for practical use. For the first time in an herbal reference, herbs are detailed according to their nature, functions and uses in both biochemical and vitalistic terms. The indications for their use are conveniently listed by Western medical condition, and traditional syndrome and symptom. The most useful preparation forms, dosages and cautions are also provided. This two-volume work is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the principles and practice of natural herbal therapies.
 

This book, and its partner vol 2, form probably the most comprehensive herbal materia medica available. I find that I refer to it whenever I prescribe herbs to a patient and I would not be without it. Peter Holmes describes each herb from a Western and an Eastern viewpoint, including energetics, modern chemistry and historical perspectives. Uses are also described from both angles, with both Chinese traditional descriptive terms and modern western allopathic terms. He goes a long way towards a fully integrated world herbal medicine system. My favourite herbal medicine book - and I have a few!
 

The HarperCollins Illustrated Medical Dictionary
by Ida G. Dox (Author), B John Melloni (Author)
List Price: $35.00
Price: $24.50
 

Paperback: 764 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.46 x 10.93 x 8.51
Publisher: HarperResource; 4th edition (November 6, 2001)
ISBN: 0062736469 | All Editions

 

Ayurveda Minerals by Dr. Kulkarni
Code: 100R31
Price: $13.99

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Ayurveda Nidan by Dr. Kulkarni

Code: 100R32
Price: $13.99

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Ayurveda Chikitsa by Dr. Kulkarni

Code: 100R24
Price: $13.99

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Ayurveda Upchar (Treatment) by Dr. Kulkarni

Code: 100R40
Price: $13.99

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Pocket Guide to Ayurvedic Healing by Candis Cantin Packard

Code: 100R162
Price: $6.95

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Prameha & Madhumeha in Ayurveda by Dr. Athavale

Code: 100R166
Price: $9.99

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The Tibetan book of Healing by Rapgay

Code: 100R199
Price: $12.95
 

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Yoga of Herbs by Frawley and Lad

Code: 100R203
Price: $12.95

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Ayurveda Herbs by Dr. Kulkarni

Code: 100R30
Price: $13.99

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Ayurveda Panchakarma (Five Purification Procedures) by Dr. Kulkarni

Code: 100R35
Price: $13.99

http://www.vadikherbs.com/itemorderpage.asp?deptt=BO&Subset=RE&ItemID=100R35

·        Taylor, Mark, L.Ac., Chinese Patent Medicines - A Beginner's Guide, Santa Cruz, California: Global Eyes International Press, 1998.  ISBN: 0-9662973-0-X 
Cost: $12.95 U.S.

Required for Herbology HRB301, HRB324, HRB401, HRB432, HRB501, HRB540, HRB594, HRB648, HRB756; for Sanskrit courses SKT324, SKT432, SKT540, SKT594, SKT648, SKT756; and for English courses ENG216, ENG324, ENG432.
Purchase from South Asia Books in the USA www.SouthAsiaBooks.com or from the very reliable fast-shipping Vedams Book, Ltd. VedamsBooks.com  http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no19408.htm 

For USA Toll Free 1-866-685-1871

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Chinese Patent Medicines - A Beginner's Guide

304 pages.

The ultimate reference for Chinese Patent Medicines by Mark Taylor.
The author visited most of the superior manufactories and has included information on their establishment and quality control mechanisms (with accompanying photos), along with descriptions of the formulas they produce.

The descriptions of the medicines are arranged according to supplier or manufacturer, and contain the classic Chinese formula name, the translation(s) of its meaning, the historical source, the name of the source book (in Pinyin), and the name of the author and date of the book from which the formula was selected.
Additionally, information is given on applicable warnings and cautions, the common usage for the formula, a description of the diagnosis from the viewpoint of TCM, an explanation of the function of the individual herbs in the formula, any special relevant notes (such as length of time for improvement to be noted), and the recommended dosage of an individual product.

Chinese Patent Medicines: A Beginner's Guide is an introduction to a safe and sane medicine which has been largely unknown outside of China until the last 20 years. This book offers the reader an introductory tour through the herb world of China along with a simplified explanation of more than 200 Chinese remedies in pill form. It also provides the reader with the ability to identify the highest quality products manufactured by the best facilities in China. Included are nearly 100 of the author's photographs which take the reader on a visual journey from the herb fields and farmer's markets of Northern China to rice paddies and villages outside Hong Kong.

A professional photographer, acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, author Mark Taylor is one of a select group practitioners to have personally observed the production and manufacture of Chinese herbal medicines. As a consequence of being the first non-Chinese to be invited to visit many facilities and factories generally closed to outsiders, he has become one of the most knowledgeable people outside of China on the subject of Chinese Patent Medicines. This is the only book currently available that addresses the issues of product quality.

Code: 1928
Price: $15.95

Healing Herbs of China
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Phone (Toll-free): (877) 437-2722
FAX: (732) 393-0245
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Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Revised Edition
by Dan Bensky, Andrew Gamble
Hardcover book, 556 pages
Published: 1986
Dimensions: OverSize"
Price: $75.00
ISBN: 0-939616-15-7
Including: Index ~ Bibliography ~ Illustrations


This work includes information on over 470 herbal, mineralogical, and zoological substances that the translators have drawn from more than 50 Chinese sources. The introduction covers the history, background, and development of Chinese herbal medicine, methods of preparation and dispensing, and cross-cultural comparisons with Western, Japanese and Persian herbal systems.

The information supplied for each substance includes pharmaceutical name, botanical name, Chinese character, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and English name. Descriptions include properties, entering channels, historical reference, function, and clinical use in Chinese medicine. Also detailed are associated symptoms, major formulas using the substance, common conditions for use, cautions, contraindications, toxicities, and traditional dosage. Included are a glossary of TCM terms, name cross-indexes, an index to all the herbs, and a general index.

Click here to view the table of contents (PDF file). (876 K - PDF)

Click here to read a sample text (PDF file). (5099 K - PDF)

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Bones of the Master: A Buddhist Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China
by George Crane
$11.17

Hardcover: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.75 x 7.00
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd); (February 29, 2000)
ISBN: 0553106503
 

Agnivesa’s Caraka Samhita : Text with English Translation and Critical Exposition Based on (Cakrapani Datta’s Ayurveda Dipika)/Ram Karan Sharma and Vaidya Bhagwan Dash. Reprint. Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 2002, 7 Vols., 3304 p., $135 (set). [Chowkhamba Sanskrit Studies Vol. XCIV].   Details No. 30506

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Astanga-Hrdaya of Vagbhata : The Book of Eight Branches of Ayurveda/translated by A Board of Scholars. 1999, 3 vols., 1263 p., ISBN 81-7030-619-1.