One can not forget the dictum-a good physician is a good pharmacologist too. Overall, the text is meant for every one who is interested to learn about fundamental principles of dravyaguna in Ayurveda.

The panchabhoutick aspects of Rasa, Guna, Virya etc. Research works related to Rasa, Virya etc. Several herbs screened for biological and pharmacological activities are mentioned with relavent references. Karma chapter is discussed more eleborately with modern pharmocological actions. After careful examination of the syllabus, several repetitions were found by the author. At the same time practitioners and teachers will also appreciate the references and subject matter. This will be useful to the under graduate as well as the post-graduate students of Ayurveda. With this background, the author has decided to prepare a unique text of fundamental concepts of dravyaguna as well as on drugs in English. Still a comprehensive English text remains in demand. The first volume dealing with the fundamentals was published in There is no complete text in English on dravyaguna.

This series by a renowned physician and a versatile scholar of Ayurveda is the best in English language. It may be called as the Materia Medica of Ayurveda. Dravyaguna is the basic subject of Ayurveda having eight broad branches.

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