Dr. K. M. Nadkarni's Indian Materia Medica: With Ayurvedic, Unani-tibbi, Siddha, Allopathic, Homeopathic, Naturopathic & Home Remedies, Appendices & Indexes, Volume 1The Indian systems of medicine, both Ayurvedic and Tibbi, even now give medical relief to a very large section of the population in India. This is the standard Materia Medica that has been used for decades by many Ayurvedic Physicians. With the rising interest in Alternative Therapies in the United States, this will prove to be a useful repertory. |
Contents
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION | xvii |
Therapeutic Index of diseases and ail | xviii |
Index List of Natural Orders Genera and Families | xix |
PREFACE TO THE INDIAN PLANTS | xxv |
17 | xliv |
To reduce Indian weights to Troy weights | liv |
26 | lx |
medicines | 31 |
Approximate percentage composition | 472 |
Vitamins in foods and dietetic articles | 526 |
Index List of Indian Plants and Drugs from which | 623 |
Index of Preparations Combinations Substances | 638 |
Index of Chemical Constituents Major and minor | 665 |
General IndexCross Index of Synonyms in | 968 |
VEGETABLE KINGDOM | 1135 |
Part I | 37 |
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