Open AccessVaidyavallabha: An authoritative work on ayurveda therapeutics
Author(s) -
Arhanth Kumar Jain,
Shreevathsa Manjunath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ancient science of life/ancient science of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9547
pISSN - 0257-7941
DOI - 10.4103/asl.asl_202_15
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , traditional medicine , alternative medicine , work (physics) , field (mathematics) , medicine , computer science , psychology , epistemology , mathematics , philosophy , engineering , pathology , pure mathematics , mechanical engineering
The text " Vaidyavallabha " is an authoritative work on Ayurvedic therapeutics written by Hastiruci , a Jain scholar. It belongs to the time period of 1673-1726 CE. Different physical and mental ailments with their treatments are addressed in the 274 verses spanned over eight chapters in this work. In this text many unique, special and simple medicinal preparations for different diseases are given. Many drugs which were easily available in the local area are given much more importance in the treatment. Added to this, method and uniqueness of naming the diseases in the text stand differently when compared to other texts. Even though the text seems to be small, the contribution to the field of Ayurveda practice is priceless.