Medicine of the Gods

New edition with additional chapter on Ayurvedic food Ayurveda is an Asian medical system hich has its beginnings in the sixth century BCE and thrives even to the present-day. Medical ideas underpin a great deal of Eastern thought especially Tantrism, alchemy, yoga and the science of love. The book is not intended as a series of health tips or as a textbook for the clinical practice of medicine, which in the Ayurveda tradition requires at least seven years intensive training. The book is aimed at students and lovers of South Asian culture, perhaps also anthropologists and others with a need for a traightforward introduction to the core principles of another scientific tradition.Morgan C Staff is the author of 'Medicine of the Gods', published 2005 under ISBN 9781869928094 and ISBN 1869928091.