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Even before Charaka compiled the Samhita, his treatise on Ayurveda, in the second century B.C., women and men were using herbs from their kitchens, fields and forests to alleviate pain and cure sickness. But with the coming of Western medicine, such indigenous practices were condemned out of court as ‘unscientific’. This book, the outcome of over three decades of journeying and interactions with barely recognized vaids, ohjas and small community physicians, ...
Recent years have witnessed an explosion of scientific research work on sound and its impact on the brain. Thanks to the giant strides made in neurology, particularly after the development of sophisticated neuro-imaging techniques, a dedicated band of scientists, neurologists, psychologists and physicians have started rediscovering the power of sound vibrations, once acknowledged in ancient civilizations around the globe. India has a long recognized tradition of ...
Though music therapy is being increasingly talked about as a 'future medicine', its therapeutic application is archaic and time-tested. Traditions and rituals involved in shamanism and nada yoga have all increasingly employed rhythms and resonance for varying one's consciousness levels aimed at alleviating the human sufferings, thereby paying way towards human welfare. In the post-war years, the Americans recognized the importance of music as it addressed the ...