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Memoirs of Vaidyas. The Lives and Practices of Traditional Medical Doctors in Kerala, India (3)

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine

Source : Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine, Volume 2, Barkhuis, Netherlands, p.25-51 (2009)

Url : http://rjh.ub.rug.nl/eJIM/article/view/24719

Keywords : Ayurveda, Kerala, traditional Indian medicine

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Ayurveda

Department : Ayurveda

Year : 2009

Abstract : This article presents an English translation of an interview with a doctor of traditional Indian medicine (Āyurveda), paediatrician, G*** Vaidyar (1935~) in Kerala, India. The contents of the interview are: 1. Tradition of the family and the manufacturing of medicines; 2. Medical texts and manuscripts; 3. Methods of learning Āyurveda; 4. Modern Āyurveda; 5. Diseases in Kerala; 6. The future of Āyurveda.

Cite this Research Publication : Y. Tsutomu and Ram Manohar P., “Memoirs of Vaidyas. The Lives and Practices of Traditional Medical Doctors in Kerala, India (3)”, Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine, vol. 2, pp. 25-51, 2009.

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