History of Indian Medicine: Containing Notices, Biographical and Bibliographical, of the Ayurvedic Physicians and their Works on Medicine Volume 1st

About The Book : The present book contains the history of Indian medicine from the earliest ages to the present time, and was awarded the Griffith Memorial Prize for the encouragement of advanced study of Science and Letters by the Calcutta University in 1909. This is pioneer work of its kind and traces in detail the steady growth of the ancient science of medicine (Ayurveda) from the Vedic times upto the advent of the British rule. To make it complete the learned author has given the account of the prominent sages who promulgated this science. To know the history of medicine in ancient India is to know the entire domain of Indology, as the teachers of medicine were sages who were seers of the Vedic hymns, elaborated the philosophical systems, speculated on the existence of God, and were, in fact, concerned in the intellectual history of ancient India. About The Author : Girindranath Mukhopadhyaya : A famous Ayurvedic Physicians and their work on medicine with the references from the earliest ages to the present time. The famous work of the author are, Namely, the Surgical Instruments of the Hindus; Tropical Abscess of the Liver; Muscles of the Human body; The History of Indian Medicine containing notieces; Glossary of Indigenous Medicinal Plants; Medicine in the Atharva Veda; Medicine in the Vedic times ; Lathyrism or the Khesaridal Poisoning; Some Human Parasite; Treatment of Syphilis. The sum of knowledge embodied in the contents appears really to be most respectable. The information regarding the medicinal properties minerals ( specially precious stones and metals) of plants, and animal substances and the chemical analysis and decomposition of these, covers certainly much that is valuable. The Title 'History of Indian Medicine: Containing Notices, Biographical and Bibliographical, of the Ayurvedic Physicians and their Works on Medicine written/authored/edited by Girindranath Mukhopadhyaya', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9788121263825 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 408 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Ayurveda. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:- 1st