Principles
& Practice of Pañcakarma is an essential text on the Pañcakarma, a branch
of Medicine. The need for such a book results from scarcity of well written,
critically reviewed and the less number of books on Pañcakarma in English
language.

In 4^th
edition of Principles & Practice of Pañcakarma, important topics have been
added wherever necessary in order make the book complete. Current Practice of Pañcakarma
in different diseases is updated.

We
are very much thankful to all those readers especially students for their
overwhelming response & feedbacks. This incredible response increased the
responsibility of Atreya Ayurveda Publications to come out with quality
Ayurvedic Books. We hope the readers will continue to support in the same
manner for this edition & other publications.

Intended Audience

A
Comprehensive Book for BAMS students, M.D. scholars,
Academicians, Practitioners and Researchers. This book will helps in precise
& deeper understanding of the principles, concepts & practices of Pañcakarma
therapy.

Outstanding
Features

Description
of fundamentals of Pañcakarma and fundamentals of Shodhana in separate
chapters, which is the unique feature of book.

All
the Keraliya Pañcakarma therapies are covered in Snehana & Svedana
chapters, in detail critically with current practices.

In the chapter
entitled “Fundamental principles of Shodhana”, the author has tried to explain
the need, importance, utility, fundamentals, Basic considerations before
bio-purification and practical considerations in vivid manner.

Basic
considerations before Pañcakarma and before Vamana etc. karma are the unique
feature of this book.

In
the chapter therapeutic Pañcakarma the indications of Pañcakarma in different
diseases with references has been described in tabular form.

The
research chapter deals with the problems of research, research methodology,
researches done on Pañcakarma, standardization of Pañcakarma, area of research,
Pañcakarma Record form, which is unique and first work.

Experiences
of the eminent physicians, research findings & my past 8 years experiences
also included in order to make the book more practical & authentic.

The
heading ‘Critical notes’ in each Karma refers to the description of essential
notes, which needs to be separated from the procedure to make the book reader
friendly.

The
classifications, dose, indications, contraindications etc. subjects are
presented in tabular form for easier and better understanding.

The
mode of action has been described both by Ayurvedic and Modern views in order
to highlight the scientific substantiation of action of therapies.