Ayurveda or the Hindu System of Medical Science (Photostat)

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Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 3,000 years ago. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge of life. Based on the idea that disease is due to an imbalance or stress in a person's consciousness, Ayurveda encourages certain lifestyle interventions and natural therapies to regain a balance between the body, mind, spirit, and the environment.

A Popular History of Hindu Medicine is a desideratum in English Literature and yet the growing spirit of the age calls for a systematic arrangement of the subject. This miniature History of Hindu Ayurveda is the growth of the times. Amidst the mass of writings scattered in the pages of forgotten works on classical Hindu, this little book will, it is hoped, serve as a beacon in directing the foot-steps of the rising generation, and tend to inspire them with zeal to pursue their course of investigation in the realms of antiquity and stimulate them to fulfill the heritage of the intellectual glory of their sire's worthy of the tradition of their race. It now remains to add that the materials of this sketch were mostly gleaned from the monumental work of Dr. Thomas A. Wise the genius of whose pen the world is indebted for a comprehensive Review of the History of Medicine.