Challenging the Indian Medical Heritage

Darshan Shankar; P. M. Unnikrishnan

doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968752

It is a well-known fact that throughtout our country there exists numerous folk traditions of local health care in all walks of life. There are two schematically distinguished of health in India. One refers to the written traditions of the great classical systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and the other one is orally transmitted folk practices, which lacks proper documentation. These traditional practices deal with a number of basic health techniques like treatment of common ailments and home remedies. In some communities there also exist special traditions like bone setting, visha chikitsa, treatment for certain chronic ailments, diagnostic methods such as naadi pareeksha. It is a fact that inspite of their great potential the paramparas are today in a weakened state. It is however, our conviction that a revitalization of these traditions can be brought about by encouraging an interaction of these traditions with the organized Indian system of medicine.

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Frontmatter
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Foreword
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- By Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, Centre for Environment Education
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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Section I - Perspectives on Indian Medical Heritage
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Prologue
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1 - Community-based Oral Health Traditions in Rural India
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2 - Alternative Macro Visions
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- By Darshan Shankar, P. Ram Manohar, P.M. Unnikrishnan
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3 - The Materia Medica of Ayurveda
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- By P.M. Unnikrishnan
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4 - Building a Bridge Between Local Health Cultures and Codified Traditions
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- By A. V. Balasubramaniam
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5 - Contemporary History
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Section II - Accounts of Living Health Traditions
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6 - Documenting and Revitalising Local Health Traditions
pp 95-113
- By A. Hafeel, T.S. Suma, P.M. Unnikrishnan
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7 - A Participatory Approach in Assessing Health Traditions
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8 - Health at Our Doorstep
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- By G. Rajuand, G. Hariramamurthy
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9 - Our Living Medical Heritage
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Section III - The Way Forward
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Epilogue
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About the Editors
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About the Authors
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Abbreviations
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Glossary
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Appendix — Charts on Materia Medica
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Foreword
pp v-vi

Foreword
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Contents
pp xi-xiv

Section I - Perspectives on Indian Medical Heritage
pp 1-2

Prologue
pp 3-18

1 - Community-based Oral Health Traditions in Rural India
pp 19-26

2 - Alternative Macro Visions
pp 27-39

3 - The Materia Medica of Ayurveda
pp 40-62

4 - Building a Bridge Between Local Health Cultures and Codified Traditions
pp 63-75

5 - Contemporary History
pp 76-92

Section II - Accounts of Living Health Traditions
pp 93-94

6 - Documenting and Revitalising Local Health Traditions
pp 95-113

7 - A Participatory Approach in Assessing Health Traditions
pp 114-127

8 - Health at Our Doorstep
pp 128-143

9 - Our Living Medical Heritage
pp 144-170

Section III - The Way Forward
pp 171-172

Epilogue
pp 173-184

About the Editors
pp 185-186

About the Authors
pp 187-188

Abbreviations
pp 189-189

Glossary
pp 190-204

Appendix — Charts on Materia Medica
pp 205-229

Index
pp 230-241

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