THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ANCIENT INDIAN MEDICINE PART II: (With special reference to Caraka Samhita)

In the second part of the study the author highlights the merits and demerits of the ancient Indian medicine and establishes that the system is more than a physical medicine because of (1) its monumental theoretical generalization reflect a serious preoccupation with life as a process involved in a...

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Autor principal: Khanna, Anuradha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1988
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557602
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Sumario:In the second part of the study the author highlights the merits and demerits of the ancient Indian medicine and establishes that the system is more than a physical medicine because of (1) its monumental theoretical generalization reflect a serious preoccupation with life as a process involved in a ceaseless change and; (2) its underlying ideas have permeated both religion and philosophy and created potentials for the later natural sciences.

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