Resources and Scholarly Studies Dealing with Ayurveda

 




Studies on Ayurveda



• A brief overview of Ayurveda--an indigenous Indian medical system.

Author(s): Stewart WL.

Source: The Journal of Family Practice. 1978 November; 7(5): 1069-70.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=722264


• A model for extraction of both lipid and water soluble toxins using a procedure from Maharishi Ayurveda.

Author(s): Smith DE, Salerno JW.

Source: Medical Hypotheses. 1992 September; 39(1): 1-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1435385


• An assessment of the ayurvedic concept of cancer and a new paradigm of anticancertreatment in Ayurveda.

Author(s): Singh RH.

Source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.). 2002

October; 8(5): 609-14. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12470442


• An introduction to Ayurveda.

Author(s): Lad V.

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 1995 July; 1(3): 57-63.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9419799


• Antioxidant potential of two polyherbal. preparations used in Ayurveda for thetreatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Author(s): Thabrew MI, Senaratna L, Samarawickrema N, Munasinghe C.

Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2001 August; 76(3): 285-91.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11448551


• Arsenic and Ayurveda.

Author(s): Prakash VB.

Source: Leukemia & Lymphoma. 1994 December; 16(1-2): 189-90.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=7696927


• Arsenic and Ayurveda.

Author(s): Treleaven J, Meller S, Farmer P, Birchall D, Goldman J, Piller G.

Source: Leukemia & Lymphoma. 1993 July; 10(4-5): 343-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=7693104


• Association of L-DOPA with recovery following Ayurveda medication in Parkinson'sdisease.

Author(s): Nagashayana N, Sankarankutty P, Nampoothiri MR, Mohan PK,

Mohanakumar KP.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2000 June 15; 176(2): 124-7.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10930594


• Ayurveda (ancient Indian system of medicine) and modern molecular medicine.

Author(s): Lele RD.

Source: J Assoc Physicians India. 1999 June; 47(6): 625-8. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10999163


• Ayurveda and a different kind of evidence: from Lord Macaulay to Lord Walton (1835 to 2001 AD).

Author(s): Vaidya AD, Vaidya RA, Nagral SI.

Source: J Assoc Physicians India. 2001 May; 49: 534-7. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11361268


• Ayurveda for diabetes mellitus: a review of the biomedical literature.

Author(s): Elder C.

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2004 January-February; 10(1): 44-50. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14727499


• Ayurveda in ankylosing spondylitis and low back pain.

Author(s): Falkenbach A, Oberguggenberger R.

Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2003 March; 62(3): 276-7.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12594124


• Ayurveda, malaria and the indigenous herbal tradition in Sri Lanka.

Author(s): Silva KT.

Source: Social Science & Medicine (1982). 1991; 33(2): 153-60. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1887278


• Ayurveda.

Author(s): Fleischman PR.

Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 1976-77 Winter; 22(4): 282-7.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=799625


• Ayurveda: a historical perspective and principles of the traditional healthcare system in India.

Author(s): Mishra L, Singh BB, Dagenais S.

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2001 March; 7(2): 36-42.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11253415


• Ayurveda: a long tradition of prevention.

Author(s): Schaffler H.

Source: Who Reg Publ Eur Ser. 1992; 44: 384-7. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1515003


• Ayurveda: a multilectic interpretation.

Author(s): Nordstrom CR.

Source: Social Science & Medicine (1982). 1989; 28(9): 963-70. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=2652328


• Ayurveda: the Hindu art of medicine.

Author(s): Memon AS.

Source: R I Med. 1994 May; 77(5): 143-4. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8019014


• Conquering the common cough with ayurveda.

Author(s): Ziment I.

Source: Natl Med J India. 1996 March-April; 9(2): 53-4. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8857036


• Dementia in Ayurveda.

Author(s): Manyam BV.

Source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.). 1999

February; 5(1): 81-8. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10100034


• Dentistry and ayurveda--1.

Author(s): Amrutesh S.

Source: Indian J Dent Res. 2003 January-March; 14(1): 1-5. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12800751


• Drug and its action according to Ayurveda.

Author(s): Pal SM.

Source: Prog Drug Res. 1982; 26: 55-86. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=7146428


• Drug development with hints from traditional Indian Ayurveda medicine: hepatitis
and rheumatoid as an example.

Author(s): Okamoto T, Hino O.

Source: International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 2000 December; 6(6): 613-5.
Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11078818


• Epilepsy in ayurveda.

Author(s): Ramamurthi B, Gurunathan SK.

Source: Neurology India. 1969 April-June; 17(2): 91-3.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=5823290


• Evaluating Ayurveda.

Author(s): Bodeker G.

Source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.). 2001
October; 7(5): 389-92.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11719938


• Exploring pluralism--the many faces of Ayurveda.

Author(s): Nordstrom CR.

Source: Social Science & Medicine (1982). 1988; 27(5): 479-89.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=3227356


• Food allergies--leads from Ayurveda.

Author(s): Arora D, Kumar M.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2003 February; 57(2): 57-63. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=14514269


• Health for all by 2000 AD: the role of Ayurveda.

Author(s): Ghai S, Ghai CM.

Source: The Nursing Journal of India. 1994 June; 85(6): 122-4.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=7731869


• Healthcare and disease management in Ayurveda.

Author(s): Mishra L, Singh BB, Dagenais S.

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2001 March; 7(2): 44-50. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11253416


• Lead poisoning from Indian herbal medicine (Ayurveda)

Author(s): Dunbabin DW, Tallis GA, Popplewell PY, Lee RA.

Source: The Medical Journal of Australia. 1992 December 7-21; 157(11-12): 835-6.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=1454025


• Levodopa, ayurveda and Parkinson's disease.

Author(s): Deleu D, Hanssens Y, Northway MG.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2001 February 15; 184(1): 89-92.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11305284


• Molecular approach to ayurveda.

Author(s): Tripathi YB.

Source: Indian J Exp Biol. 2000 May; 38(5): 409-14. Review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11272402


• Nosology and therapy of mental illness in Ayurveda.

Author(s): Dube KC.

Source: Comp Med East West. 1979 Fall; 6(3): 209-28.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=383394


• Personality types in Ayurveda.
Author(s): Dube KC, Kumar A, Dube S.
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 1983; 11(1-4): 25-34.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=6660210


• Research in Ayurveda: where do we go from here?

Author(s): Hardy ML.

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2001 March; 7(2): 34-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11253414


• Rheumatic diseases in Ayurveda: a historical perspective.

Author(s): Ulrich-Merzenich G, Kraft K, Singh LM.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1999 July; 42(7): 1553-5.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=10403289


• Scientific medicine in Ceylon from Portuguese times and the problem of Ayurveda.
Author(s): Cooray MP.

Source: Ceylon Med J. 1967 June; 12(2): 111-6. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=4871893


• Stress and Ayurveda: Selye--Mehta dialogue in context of the current findings.

Author(s): Dhuri KD, Vaidya VA, Vaidya AD, Parikh KM.

Source: J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 April; 48(4): 428-31. Review. No Abstract
Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11273181


• Surgery in Ayurveda/Homoeopathy curriculum.

Author(s): Raju NS.

Source: J Indian Med Assoc. 1990 November; 88(11): 323-4. No Abstract Available.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=2086671


• The flip side of Ayurveda.

Author(s): Thatte UM, Rege NN, Phatak SD, Dahanukar SA.

Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 1993 October-December; 39(4): 179-82, 182A-
182B.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=7996491


• Therapeutic plants of Ayurveda: a review of selected clinical and other studies for 166
species.

Author(s): Khan S, Balick MJ.

Source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.). 2001
October; 7(5): 405-515. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=11719942


• Topical morphine in Ayurveda.

Author(s): Ramesh PR, Santhosh AR, Kumar KS.

Source: Palliative Medicine. 1998 January; 12(1): 64.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=9616464


• Treatment of Parkinson's disease in 'Ayurveda' (ancient Indian system of medicine):
discussion paper.

Author(s): Gourie-Devi M, Ramu MG, Venkataram BS.

Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 1991 August; 84(8): 491-2.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A
bstract&list_uids=1886119


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