Religious medicine : the history and evolution of Indian medicine / Kenneth G. Zysk ; with a new introduction by the author

New Brunswick (U.S.A.) : Transaction Publishers, 1993. Later Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxvii, 311 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm. Notes; Originally published: Religious healing in the Veda. Philadelphia, Pa. : American Philosophical Society, 1985, in series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 75, pt. 7 (1985). Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290) and indexes.Contents; I. Internal Diseases. A. Internal Diseases related to yaksma and/or takman. Ch. 1. yaksma (Consumption; Tuberculosis). Ch. 2. jayanya. Ch. 3. ksetriya. Ch. 4. rapas. Ch. 5. hrddyota (hrdroga) (Chest-pain; Angina pectoris?), hariman (Jaundice). Ch. 6. balasa (Swelling). Ch. 7. takman (Fevers; Malaria, etc.). Ch. 8. kasa (kas) (Cough). Ch. 9. The General Removal of Internal Diseases Related to yaksma and takman. B. Internal Diseases not closely related to yaksma and/or takman. Ch. 10. amiva. Ch. 11. viskandha-samskandha (Tetanus?). Ch. 12. Ascites. Ch. 13. Insanity. Ch. 14. krimi (Worms). Ch. 15. Urine-Retention (and Constipation) -- II. External Diseases. Ch. 16. Broken Limbs and Flesh Wounds. Broken Bones, Fractures and Wounds. Flesh Wounds Characterized by Bleeding. Ch. 17. Blood-Loss. Ch. 18. Skin Disorders. kilasa (Discoloration of the Skin; Leukoderma). apacits (Rash with Pustules). Hair-Loss -- III. Medicines. Ch. 19. Water (ap). Ch. 20. jalasa, Rudra's Medicine against Rudra's Disease. Ch. 21. Simples -- Appendix I: Sanskrit Names of Plants with Botanical Equivalents -- Appendix II Bibliographical Essay -- Index of Sanskrit Text-Places -- Index of Sanskrit Words. Subjects; Vedas. Medicine, Ayurvedic. Healing India Religious aspects. Mental healing. Medicine Religious aspects.