Ayurvediya Kriya Sarira : A Text Book of Ayurvediya Physiology (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: 1. Athato Ayurveda jijnasa. 2. Athato deha jijnasa. 3. Sarira prakrit temperaments. 4. Garbhavakranti sarira embryology. 5. Tridosa paricaya. 6. Vata dosa vijnanam. 7. Pranya vayu and respiration. 8. Udana vayu and physiology of speech. 9. Vyana vayu and Raktanudhavana. 10. Nadi pariksa and rakta bhara. 11. Ahara the diet. 12. Ahara vibhajana. 13. Jala. 14. Vitamins and minerals. 15. Mukhagahwara and annavaha srota. 16. Ahara parinama. 17. Yakrta and pacana kriya. 18. Dhatu paka and vividha nyaya.

Vol. II: 1. Introduction to Kriya Sarira. 2. Srsti Srjana: Jiva and Jivana. 3. Rasa dhatu. 4. Rakta dhatu. 5. Mamsa dhatu. 6. Medas dhatu. 7. Asthi and Majja dhatu. 8. Sukra dhatu. 9. Ojas. 10. Sorotas and Kala. 11. Upadhatu and mala additional or subsidiary tissue and exereta: Upadhatu artava. 12. Jnanendriyas. 13. Manas. 14. Nidra and swapna. 15. Atman. 16. Nadi samsthana and vata dosa nervous system and vata dosa. 17. Antah sravi granthi vijnana (endocrincoloy). 18. Paryavarana evam yoga: Environment and yoga.

The present work 'Ayurvediya Kriya Sarira' by a well known scholar and author of repute Prof. Dr. Yogesh Chandra Mishra, is a complete and comprehensive treatise, which deals with the various physiological aspects of human body. This is the first book in English which deals with the subject in all completeness and clarity, covering the various unique aspects of Ayurvediya Sarira Kriya Vijnana and also points out where it differs from the modern physiology. The 'Swasthya' according to Ayurveda is not mere the balanced state of a few physical and chemical entities as the happiness of manas and atman is the precondition of the holistic health, but the modern medical science does not accept the role of the soul atma (Soul) in health and treatment.

The another problem is regarding the translation of technical terms. Ancient Ayurvedic treatises are available in Sanskrta language and the exact translation of all the words in English or in any other language is not an easy task as the power and meaning of the words may differ according to their practical use as abhidha, laksna and vyanjana, decoding (not only translation) of the various terms used in various references is an important but somehow a difficult job. The author has tried his best successfully on both of the points.