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OverviewAyurvedic traditional medicines meet the primary health care needs of India and also adopted by a cross section of people across the Globe. The treatment employs a variety of medicinal preparations like extractions, powders, infusions, decoctions, oils, arishtas, asavas, sublimates, etc. Among them, arishtas and asavas are the only fermented preparations obtained exploiting the potentials of microorganisms in addition to the use of herbal raw materials. They are alcoholic medicaments prepared by allowing the herbal juices (asava) or their decoctions (arishta) to undergo fermentation with the addition of sugars. The book is a unique compilation of 44 arishtas and 45 asavas in addition to the other alcoholic beverages cited in classical Ayurvedic literature. It provides composition of herbs in binomials, dosage, medical properties along with the traditional art of preparation and quality assessment. Additionally, review of literature on modern scientific investigations is added. The book is a link between traditional wisdom of medicine and the modern tools of science and shall pave the way for the development of futuristic medicines for human welfare exploiting microbes and herbals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Soundarapandian Sekar , Subbiah MariappanPublisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Imprint: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.177kg ISBN: 9783838370941ISBN 10: 3838370945 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 19 June 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |