This volume deals with the concepts that characterize the Indian system of
medicine. The aspects of health, hygiene, healthcare, medicare, treatment and
prevention are covered. Philosophical formulations as can be gleaned from the
definitive texts are also included here.
About The Author:
Prof. S. K. Ramachandra Rao, the editor of the Encyclopaedia and the author of
this volume, was trained in the Indian Institute of Science, and has been the
Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental
Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore; Professor of Indian Studies, Callison
College Study Centre of the University of the Pacific (USA); Director of the
Project for the study of