Bhavaprakash Nighantu is nucleus of Ayurvedic Materia Medica. It is one of the most indispensable works on Ayurveda. This work on English translation of the ancient Ayurvedic text has been divided into two parts: Part A, deals with principle Ayurvedic drugs of plant and animal origin. It covers twenty chapters on various gana (classification) of Bhavaprakash. Here, Ayurvedic parameters applicable to drugs have been tackled in detail. Classification of drugs according to medicinal activity, Description of gana according to Ayurveda, Brief monographs of medicinal plants used in Ayurveda, Certain miscellaneous Ayurvedic drugs, Plants used in other alternative systems of medicine, Drugs of animal origin. It will serve a handy reference book for all those involved in ayurvedic and medicinal plant research.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amritpal Singh
Dr. Amrit Pal Singh (born 1971) is a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). He holds a postgraduate Diploma in Medicinal Botany and Certificate in Phytochemical Techniques. He holds an honorary master’s degree in Alternative medicine. He is perusing his MD (Dravyaguna) on basis of thesis ‘Efficiacy of Standardised Herbal Extracts in Type-1 Diabetes-An Experimental Study’. He was involved in clinical trials on psoriasis, leucoderma and diabetes mellitus with herbal extracts in the Ayurvedic Wing of Sohana Eye Institute, Mohali. He has published several papers in national and international journals and is author of several books related to Ayurveda, Medicinal plants and Ethomedicine. He is action member of various herbal societies and organizations. He is actively serving in editorial board of research journals related to Ayurveda and Phytotherapy. He is associated in the capacity of herbal consultant with reputed pharmaceutical companies. He has attended various national scientific conferences on medicinal plants and presented papers.
There are no reviews yet.