Translational Ayurveda is the implementation of translational medicine ideas taking into account Ayuravedäs unique health care principles and their application in patient care.This book addresses various domains of Ayurveda, discussing its fundamentals and clinical practice in terms of the various modalities available, and offering deep insights into what is actually described in the classical Ayurveda texts. It also explores the public health impacts of such classical thoughts from a completely new angle.In Ayurveda, there are huge gaps between knowledge and its practical application. The book identifies these gaps to provide a new perspective on Ayurvedic wisdom in light of contemporary scientific advances.

Addresses specifics of ayurveda

Translational ayurveda: Transforming the micro science into macro medicine - the medicine for masses.- Ayurvedic fundamentals : Inferring the ancient dictums in light of current needs.- Food principles of ayurveda: Can food be a medicine?.- Ayurvedic perspectives of sleep: Implications in health and disease.- Preventive and promotive health care principles of ayurveda: from individual to community health.- Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics : from growers to consumers.- Ayurvedic Pancha karma: is it only bio cleansing or a potentially radical therapy?.- Ancillary practices of Ayurveda and their concurrent usage.- Ayurvedic methods of clinical examination and diagnostic techniques: Can they add to the existing art of clinical examination?.- Ayurvedic psychiatry : Indian thoughts on psyche and its diseases.- The art of prognosis in ayurveda : interpreting the cues to a logical derivations.