Home Remedies Volume-I by T V Sairam

Home Remedies Volume-I by T V Sairam
This book, the outcome of over three decades of journeying and interactions with barely recognized vaids, ohjas and small community physicians, attempts to document these practices, while presenting also the findings of western science that have only recently begun to acknowledge and legitimize them. Forty of the most common herbs in every Indian kitchen, including well-loved familiars such as garlic, ginger and pudina and the more special saffron, almonds and figs, are described here as known in local, specialized healing traditions. The botanical profile of each herb is followed by an extensive record of its medicinal uses in particular ailments, with detailed notes on the preparation and dosage of each remedy and an extensive bibliography of research articles.

Brief Details:

• It is a guide for home remedies and herbs

• It has comprehensive and separate glossaries of English and non-English technical terms and unfamiliar herbs, a multi-language index of plant names, and detailed illustrations. Home Remedies is a unique reference guide to rediscovering a host of remedies for the most commonly encountered ailments

• It has detailed notes on the preparation and dosage of each remedy and an extensive bibliography of research articles