Selected Ayurvedic Readings

Classical Texts


Bhishagratna, Kaviraj Kunjalal, editor-translator. Sushruta Samhita. 4th ea., 2 vole., Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1991.


Murthy, K. R. Srikantha, translator. Sharngadhara Samhita: A Treatise on Ayurveda. Chaukhambha Orientalia: Varanasi, India, 1984.


Sharma, Priyavrat V., editor-translator. Caraka Samhita. 4 vols. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1981-1994.


Sharma, Ram Karan, and Vaidya Bhagwan Dash, editors-translators. Caraka Samhita. 3d ed.,3 vols. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office: Varanasi, India, 1992.


Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam, translated by K. R. Srikantha Murthy. 2 vols. Krishnadas Academy: Varanasi, India, 1991-1992.



Contemporary Texts


Frawley, David. Ayurvedic Healing. Morson Publishing: Salt Lake City, 1989.


Frawley, David, and Vasant Lad. The Yoga of Herbs. Lotus Press: Santa Fe, 1986.


Lad, Vasant. Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing Lotus Press: Santa Fe, 1984.


Morrison, Judith H. The Book of Ayurveda: A Holistic Approach to Health and Longevity. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc., 1995, A Fireside Book.


Svoboda, Robert E. Ayurveda: Life, Health and Longevity. Penguin: London, 1992.


The Hidden Secret of Ayurveda. Pune, India, 1980; reprint, The Ayurvedic Press: Albuquerque, 1994.

Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution. Geocom Limited: Albuquerque, 1989.

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