Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Barkhuis
Source : Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine, Volume 3, Barkhuis, Netherlands, p.23–52 (2010)
Url : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216659674_Memoirs_of_Vaidyas_The_Lives_and_Practices_of_Traditional_Medical_Doctors_in_Keralam_India_4
Keywords : Ashtavaidya, Ayurveda, Keralam, traditional Indian medicine
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Ayurveda
Department : Ayurveda
Year : 2010
Abstract : This article presents an English translation of interview with a doctor of traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda), Astavaidya, V. C. Na*** Namputiri (1929~) in Keralam, India. The contents of the interview are 1. Background and education, 2. History of the family and Astavaidyas, 3. The legacy of Vahata (Vagbhata), 4. Medical texts and manuscripts, 5. Special treatments, Rasayana, 6. Sanskrit and Malayalam literature.
Cite this Research Publication : Y. Tsutomu and Ram Manohar P., “Memoirs of Vaidyas. The Lives and Practices of Traditional Medical Doctors in Keralam, India (4)”, Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine, vol. 3, pp. 23–52, 2010
