Hindu mythology and medicine

Hindu Medicine

Hindu medicine correctly judged by him is a composite system. It consists of a Dravidian system on which was superimposed an Aryan system on which in its turn was superimposed a Buddhist system. The Dravidian system centres round Dhanvantari who does not figure in the vedic pantheon of the Aryan immigrants. He is one of the 14 jewels churned out of the milky ocean at the beginning of time when ...

Mythology of Science Based Medicine

The current healthcare debate has brought up basic questions about how medicine should work. On one hand we have the medical establishment, with its enormous cadre of M.D.s, medical schools, Big Pharma, and incredibly expensive hospital care. On the other, we have the semi-condoned field of alternative medicine that attracts millions of patients a year and embraces literally thousands of treatm...

Rhinoceros' Urine in Hindu Medicine

To the Editor, " Indian Medical Gazette." Sin,?Some years ago, in the Calcutta Zoological Gardens. I noticed some men collecting the urine voided by one of the rhinos, and measuring it out in bottles. On enquiry from Mr. Sanyal, the resident manager, I was informed that the rhino's urine was in great demaud for the treatment of enlarged spleen and chronic fever, and that its sale contributed an...

Ibn Hindu and the science of medicine.

Mistletoe - From Mythology to Evidence-Based Medicine

This is the time of the precision medicine, as President Barak Obama addressed the Nation on January 20, 2015 in a State of the Union Address: Tonight, I'm launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes - and to give all of us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our families healthier (Francis S. Coll...