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Memoirs of Vaidyas. The Lives and Practices of Traditional Medical Doctors in Kerala, India (7)

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Indian Journal for History of Science, Indian National Science Academy

Source : Indian Journal for History of Science, Indian National Science Academy, vol. 6, 2013

Url : http://bjournals.ub.rug.nl/ejim/article/view/513(link is external)

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Ayurveda

Center : Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda

Department : Ayurveda

Verified : Yes

Year : 2013

Abstract : This article presents an English translation of an interview with a practitioner of traditional Indian medicine (Āyurveda), A. S. M*** N*** (1930 ~ ), in Kerala, India. The interviewee’s specialized field is traditional poison-healing (Viṣavaidya). The contents of the interview are: 1. History of the Family (1.1 Family Members, 1.2 Teachers, 1.3 Joint Family, 1.4 Elephant, 1.5 Father, 1.6 Tradition of the Veda), 2. Traditional Poison-healing (Viṣavaidya) (2.1 Textual Tradition, 2.2 Kōkkara Nampūtiriʼs Reformation, 2.3 Speciality of Treatments and Medicines in Kerala, 2.4 Treatment Methods, 2.5 Modern Medicine and Āyurveda, 2.6 Signs of Death, 2.7 Prevision, 2.8 Treatment fee, 2.9 Hydrophobia, 2.10 Mantra, 2.11 Features of Messengers (dūtalakṣaṇa), 2.12 Amtakalā and Viṣakalā), 3. Treatments for Elephants, and Bibliography.

Cite this Research Publication : Y. Tsutomu and Ram Manohar P., “Memoirs of Vaidyas. The Lives and Practices of Traditional Medical Doctors in Kerala, India (7)”, Indian Journal for History of Science, Indian National Science Academy, vol. 6, 2013

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