Hitopadesha Vaidyak Book
Hitopadesha Vaidyak Book (हितोपदेश वैधक पुस्तक): The achievements of ancient Indians in the field of medicine were highly significant. The history of medicine or pharmacology in India is very ancient and dates back to the Vedic period. In the Rigveda, the people refer to the Ashwins as skilled physicians among the gods, adept at curing diseases with their medicines. They were famous for freeing sick individuals from ailments.
The Atharvaveda contains principles and practical aspects related to Ayurveda. Ayurveda includes many useful and scientific facts about diseases, their remedies, and medicines. The types of various diseases, such as fevers, tuberculosis, ascites (goiter), diarrhea, and dropsy, have the details. Moreover, the procedures for their treatment have details here. Instructions regarding contemporary surgical procedures for remedies can also the seekers can find here and there.
It is noteworthy that modern homeopathic medicine is from this method, whose fundamental principle is the treatment of similar diseases by similar methods. During the time of Buddha, there was an extensive study of pharmacology. The Jataka texts reveal that there were famous scholars in medicine at the famous university of Takshashila. Where students from far and wide came to study Ayurveda. Among these was the name of Jivaka, which Abhay, the son of King Bimbisara of Magadha, brought to Takshashila.
Publisher and Author of the Hitopadesha Vaidyak Book:
Khemraj Publications has published this book and its author is Khemraj Shri Krishna Das.
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