I need an introductory book on Ayurveda
Health · asked by user [] · 2007-07-31 · 2 answers
for beginners, to recommend for friends and peers
user [38] · 2007-08-01
Brief intro and bibliography by Dr. Vasant Lad:http://www.heall.com/body/altmed/treatment/ayurveda/ayurveda.html
Info by Dr. Liladhar Gupta:
http://www.secretsof.com/content/1313
Books by Dr. Partap Chauhan:
http://www.ayurvedic.org/store/list.asp?key=book&c1=books&nm1=Books%20and%20DVDs&nm2=Books
Advanced level:
Sarirasthana, (11 MB) a canto of Agnivesas Caraka Samhita. This is a chapter of a classical treatise on ayurveda dealing with how the body is created, propagating good children, pregnancy, embryology, etc. Useful for all practitioners of Vedic culture especially grihastas.
http://shyamasundaradasa.com/jyotish/resources/downloads.html
user [13] · 2007-08-01
This is the canonical work for introducing Westerners to Auyurveda:Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution, by Robert Svoboda
http://www.amazon.com/Prakriti-Ayurvedic-Constitution-Robert-Svoboda/dp/0965620832/