Ayurveda: Life, Health and Longevity
Robert E. Svoboda (1992) 332pages

This book is an attempt to display some of the salient Ayurvedic assumptions and to show how they have metamorphosed into therapeutic modalities. It is not intended to be a simplistic use-herb-A-in-disease-B handbook, but an introduction to the Ayurvedic way of thinking and an exposition of some of its reality-forming ideas about health and disease. - from the author's introductory essay: Ayurveda: the Art of Life (Penguin Arkana)

Ayurveda: A Life of Balance -The Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition & Body Types with Recipes
Maya Tiwari (1995) 354pages

Part One: The Principles of Ayurveda (chapters) 1. Cosmic Roots 2. Ayurvedic Anatomy 3. The Body Types 4. The Psychospiritual Nature of the Body Types 5. The Nature and Tastes of Each Dosha
Part Two: The Practice of Ayurveda 6. Eating According to Your Body Type; The Food Charts 7. Eating with the Cycles of Nature; Seasonal Menus 8. Food Sadhanas
Part Three: Universal Recipes for Each Body Type pp. 192 - 328
Afterword: The Dharmas: Universal Values
Appendix: Ayurvedic Resources and Supplies; Glossary of Uncommon Ingredients (Healing Arts Press)

Ayurveda: Secrets of Healing - The complete Ayurvedic guide to healing through Pancha Karma, seasonal therapies, diet, herbal remedies and memory
Maya Tiwari (1995 ) pages

Section I: Ayurvedic and Cosmic Anatomy - 1. Ayurvedic Anatomy 2. Cosmic Anatomy
Section II: Seasonal Influences on Ayurvedic Therapies - 3. The Six Seasons
Section III: Ayurvedic Rejuvenative Sadhanas 4. Ayurvedic Massage Therapy: Abhyanga 5. Ayurvedic Love Therapy: Snehana 6. Ayurvedic Fomentation Therapy: Svedana
Section IV: Ayurvedic Cleansing Therapies: Pancha Karma 7. the Healing Diet 8. & 9. The Healing Activities
Afterword: Daily Deity Rules
Appendices A to G: Ayurvedic Pharmacology; Glossary of Ingredients; Kitchen Equipment; Pancha Karma Accessories, Equipment & Utensils; Techniques and Procedures for Preparing Formulas & Recipes; Milk Product Recipes; Ayurvedic Resources & Suppliers
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms; Bibliography; Index of Text & Illustrations (Lotus Press)

Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing - A Practical Guide
Dr. Vasant Lad (1984) 175pages

This book is mainly concerned with presenting a basic overview of Ayurveda, including techniques of examination, diagnosis and treatment; promotion of longevity; the use of herbal remedies and other pratical everyday aspects of maintaining health. - from the author's Preface. More than 50 concise charts, diagrams and tables are included (Lotus Press)

Ayurveda & Life Impressions Bodywork: Seeking Our Healing Memories
Donald VanHowten (1996) Foreword by Dr. Vasant Lad.282pages

Life Impressions work is designed to release safely the historic imprints held in our bodies. We use the Touch of Awakening to liberate the healing memories and loosen the potential freedom compacted in the life impressions. Life Impressions work awakens the information and support, and offers safe practical skills needed to "drop our shoulders" and be at peace within. - from the author's Introduction (Lotus Press)

Ayurveda and the Mind: The Healing of Consciousness
Dr. David Frawley (19996) 346pages

This book does not require that the reader possess prior knowledge of Ayurveda, though this is certainly helpful. It introduces the basic factors of Ayurveda, like the biological humors (doshas), particularly as related to psychology. On this foundation, however, the book does go deeply into its subject. It aims at providing the reader with sufficient knowledge to use the information and techniques of Ayurveda to improve his or her life and consciousness on all levels....This book is divided into four sections, followed by an appendix: Part I. Ayurvedic Psychology: Yogic Mind-Body Medicine; Part II The Energetics of Consciousness; Part III Spiritual Applications of Ayurvedic Psychology: The Paths of Yoga; Appendices. - from the author's Preface (Lotus Press)

Ayuveda for Mother and Child
Vaidya Bhagwan Dash (1975/95) 155pages

Contents of chapters 1 to 14: Foetal growth & morbidity; Effects of diet and regimen on mother on different stages of development of foetus; Abortion & its management; Foetal presentations & their management; Care of new-born; Post-natal care of the mother; Food & other regimen for child; Teething time and its management; Methods for sterilisation and contraception in ancient and medieval India; Appendix-I to III; Index; Glossary. (Bazz Publications)

The Ayurvedic Cookbook: A Personalized Guide to Good Nutrition and Health
Amadea Morningstar with Urmila Desai (1990) 340pages

Over 250 taste-tested recipes are specifically designed to balance each constitution, with an emphasis on simplicity, ease and sound nutrition. Designed for the Western diner, recipes range from exotic Indian meals to old American favorites. The Ayuvedic Cookbook includes an in-depth discussion of Ayurvedic nutrition, tridoshic perspectives and ways to make dietary changes that last. (Lotus Press)

Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing (2nd edition)
Usha Lad & Dr. Vasant Lad (1994/97) 254pages

Included in this book are chapters on:
* The principles of Ayurveda and individual constitution
* Maintaining one's health, digestion and constitutional balance
* The importance of food combining for optimal well-being
* Setting up an Ayurvedic kitchen and planning menus inclusive of every member of your family
* More than 100 recipes of delicious Ayurvedic cuisine
* Nearly 300 simple remedies for everything from the common cold and skin problems to stabilizing sugar in diabetics, all using familiar household herbs, fruits and vegetables
* A chart for determining your individual constitutional types
* Comprehensive food guidelines for basic constitutional types
* A listing of the qualities of foods and their effects on the doshas (Ayurvedic Press)

Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners: Familiar Western Food Prepared with Ayurvedic Principles
Amadea Morningstar (1995) 395pages

Familiar Western foods prepared with Ayurvedic principles. More than 230 new and delicious Ayurvedic recipes. (Lotus Press)

Ayurvedic Healing for Women: Herbal Gynecology
Atreya (1999) 241pages

Written for women who want to find their own solutions to their health issues, Ayurvedic Healing for Women addresses the root cause of feminine problems. With this self-help guide, you'll learn how to devise a treatment plan that is right for your unique constitution - how to use dietary changes and herbal supplements to treat PMS, mitigate pre-menopausal symptoms, prevent osteoperosis, and reverse many other ailments. Also included is an impressive treatment section that details dozens of Ayurvedic formulas using herbs common to North America and Europe. (Samuel Weiser)

Ayurvedic Massage: Traditional Indian Techniques for Balancing Body and Mind
Harish Johari (1996) 152pages

As the healing art of Ayurveda evolved, massage practitioners who were also Ayurvedic doctors developed a special system based on their understanding of the needs of specific body types and their knowledge of the marmas, subtle energy points that respond to gentle physical manipulation. Johari provides a comprehensive introduction to Ayurvedic massage. Chapters of the book are as following: 1. Introduction to Massage; 2. Ayurvedic Principles of Massage; 3. Massage Oils; 4. Preparation for Massage; 5. Full-Body Massage; 6. Therapeutic Massage; 7. Massage during Pregnancy; 8. Massage of Infants; 9. Beauty Massage; Appendix: Marmas and Their Positions; Glossary; Sources of Supply ; Index. More than 115 drawings illustrate the techniques. (Healing Arts Press)

Caraka Samhita: Agnivesa's Treatise refined and annotated by Caraka & redacted by Drdhabala ( Sanskrit Text with English Translation)
edited & translated by Priyavrat V. Sharma Complete Set of 4 volumes
v.1 Sutrathana, Nidanasthana,Vimanasthana, Sarirasthana, Indriyasthana 544pages (1994)
v.2 Chikitsasthana, Kalpasthana,Siddhistana 879pages (1994)
v.3 Sutrasthana to Indriyasthana 414 pages (1994)
v.4 Chikitsasthana to Siddhistana 102pages (1995)

The Caraka Samhita stands at the top of the ancient texts representing the School of Medicine in Ayurveda founded by the great scholar-sage Punavarsu Atreya.
v.1 Fundamentals, Diagnosis, Specific Features; Study of the human body; Signs of Life &Death
v.2 Therapeutics; Pharmaceuticals; Successful Management (with 17 important appendices)
v.3 & v.4 Critical Notes incorporating the commentaries of Jejjata, Cakrapani, Gangadhara and Yogindranatha

The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
Dr. Vasant D. Lad (1998) 326pages

A leading authority in this field, Dr. Vasant Lad first explains the principles behind the science of Ayurveda, exploring the physical and psychological characteristics of each of the three doshas, or mind-body types- vata, pitta, and kapha. Once you have determined which type or combination of types you are, Dr. Lad helps you to begin your journey to the ultimate "state of balance" and well-being. The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies is an invaluable guide to treating common ailments and chronic problems with strategies tailored to your personal needs based on your doshas. Dr. Lad explains why certain imbalances often results in illness and shows you how to restore your body to natural order. You'll learn which traditional Ayurvedic remedies - herbal teas and formulas, essential oils, meditation, yoga - offer relief from a variety of conditions, such as cold and flu symptoms, headaches, toothaches, sore throats, high cholesterol, vision problems, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Lad also shows you how to use diet and specific Ayurvedic techniques to prevent future illness and to promote body consciousness and healthy living. Complete with an extensive glossary and resource list. (Three Rivers Press / Crown)

Dhanwantari: A Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Life
Harish Johari (1998) 222pages

Johari's vast knowledge on Ayurveda has been distilled into one convenient volume in Dhanwantari, named for the classical Indian god of medicine, Chapters focus on diet, breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine, jewelry, and sex. (Healing Arts Press)

Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine (7th revised edition)
Vaidya Bhagwan Dash (1978/95) 228pages

Contents of chapters 1 to 14: Introduction; Historical review; Fundamental principles; Preventive medicine; Practice of medicine; Diet; Drugs; Methods of preparation of Ayurvedic medicine; Cannabis in ancient medical texts; The drug Terminalia Chebula in Ayurveda and Tibetan medical literature; Garlic in ancient Indian medical texts; Study and practice; Other traditional system of medicine; Index. (Konark Publishers)

A Handbook of Ayurveda
Vaidya Bhagwan Dash & Acarya Manfred M. Junius (1983/97) 216pages

A Handbook of Auyurveda is intended as the first in a series of course books on Ayurveda which can be utilised with great profit by the assiduous student of Ayurveda, the medical practitioner, the specialist, as well as the average housewife or layman who wishes to lead a harmonious life in tune with nature. Designed specially while keeping in mind the course at the Australian School of Ayurveda in Adelaide, this beautifully produced Handbook is profusely illustrated with diagrams, charts, line drawings and plates. Contents of Chapters 1 to 4: The basic principles; Practice of medicine; Drugs; Diseases and their treatment. (Concept Publishing)

The Healing Cuisine: India's Art of Ayurvedic Cooking
Harish Johari (1994) 264pages

Johari explains the healing qualities of various foods and spices and indicates which combinations are appropriate for specific conditions of body and mind. Special information is also included on cooking for children, pregnant women, and the elderly. All the recipes are written in a manner consistent with the author's cooking style - charming, intuitive, and instructive. Even though the custom of apprenticeship has, sadly, disappeared from many traditional arts, it is very much alive in the pages of this book. (Healing Arts Press)

Materia Medica of Ayurveda: Based on Madanapala's Nighantu
Vaidya Bhagwan Dash with Ku. Kanchan Gupta (1991) 780pages

Materia-medica of Ayurveda is a store-house of therapeutically useful drugs, which can provide cure for several obstinate and otherwise incurable diseases. Unlike the conventional, synthetic and fractionally isolated drugs of Modern medicine which often produce side-effects, Ayurvedic mendicaments are natural products of vegetable, mineral and animal origin, and these are used in natural or semi-processed form because of which, instead of side-effects, they produce several additional side-benefits while curing a disease. Several works on Materia-medica of Ayurveda were composed earlier but the present work of the King Madana Pala, which was composed in 1374 AD, has some unique advantages in as much as it is neither excessively elaborate nor very brief. The author had access to earlier works on this subject and compiled only the most authentic information on each of the ingredients. It has included, in addition to indigenous drugs, several exotic plants which were popularly used at that time by the physicians of this country and abroad for their therapeutic utility. This work includes 13 groups of drugs including ingredients of food and drinks.
It has thirteen chapters as follows:
1. Abhayadi Varga includes description of 165 drugs
2. Sunthyadi Varga 39 drugs
3. Karpuradi Varga 84 aromatic ingredients
4. Suvanadi Varga 44 metals and minerals
5. Vatadi Varga 50 ingredients
6. Phala Varga 56 edible fruits
7. Saka Varga 56 plants used as vegetables
8. Paniyadi Varga liguids like water, milk, alcohol and urine
9. Iksukadi Varga sugar-cane, products of sugar-cane juice and honey
10 Dhanya Varga cerals, corns and pulses
11. Dhanyaktannadi Varga food preparations
12. Mamsa Varga birds and animals meat
13. Misraka Varga anupana (post-prandial drinks) and other regimens
(B.Jain)

Planetary Herbology: An Integration of Western Herbs into the Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic Systems
Michael Tierra (1988) 485pages

The author provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 400 medical herbs available in the West, classified according to their chemical constituents, properties and actions, indicated use and suggested dosages. Western herbs are cross-referenced to the Chinese and Ayurvedic (indic) systems of herbal therapies. (Lotus Press)

Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution (2nd edition)
Dr. Robert E. Svoboda (1988/ ) 206pages

Sarngadhara-Samhita: A Treatise on Ayurveda by Sarngadhara (Sanskrit Text with English Translation)
translated by K.R. Srikanta Murthy (1995) 335pages

The text primarily deals with pharmacy and pharmaceutics. It deals with weights and measures, time for collection of medicines, definition of pharmacological terms, anatomy and physiology. It describes the composition, method of preparation and uses of different kinds of recipes. (Chaukhambha Orientalia)

Sodasangahrdayam: Essentials of Ayurveda
Priya Vrat Sharma (1993) 307 pages

This book contains the essence of all the sixteen specialties of Ayurveda, composed in traditional scholarly style. Section One of the book contains the English translation by the author himself; while Section Two contains the Sanskrit text. Contents of chapters 1 to 16: Basic Concepts; Sartra (Anatomy and Physiology); Dravyaguya (Pharmacology); Bhesajakalpana (Pharmacy); Rasasastra (Science of mercury and Minerals)Svasthravrita (Preventive and Social Medicine); Rasayana (Promotive Therapy); Vajikarana (Aphrodisiac Therapy); Rogavijnana (Pathology and Diagnosis of Diseases); Kayacikitsa (General medicine); Manasa Roga (Psychiatry) Prassutitantra-Striroga (Obstetrics and Gynecology); Kaumarabrtya (Pediatrics); Agadatantra (Toxicology); Salyatantra (surgery); Salakya (Specialty dealing with Supra-clavicular Diseases) (Motilal Banarsidas)

Secrets of the Pulse: The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis
Dr. Vasant Dattatray Lad (1996) 207pages

Table of Contents by chapters
1. Nadi Vijnanam: The Art of Reading the Pulse
2. Prakruti and Vikruti: Balance and Imbalance, levels 7 & 1
3. Organ Pulses, levels 7 & 1
4. Subtypes of Doshas Throiugh the Pulse, level 3
5. Dhatus Through the Pulse: The examination of Biological Tissues, level 5
6. Ojas, Tejas, Prana: The Subtle Refined Essences of the Tissue, level 4
7. Manas Prakruti and Vikruti: The Mental Constitution and the Present Flow of Consciousness, levels 6 & 2
8. The Effects of Gemstones and Crystals on the Pulse
9. Other Aspects of the pulse
(Ayurvedic press)

The Yoga Cookbook: Vegetarian Food for Body and Mind
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers (1999)159pages

170 Recipes. Illustrated with more than sixty beautiful color photographs, these delicious, easy- to-prepare recipes have an international flavor. All are prepared with wholesome ingredients. The book includes wheat-free recipes; guidance for vegans; advice on buying, storing and preparing the basic ingredients used in yogic cooking; and special sections on feasts and fasts. (Fireside / Simon & Schuster)

The Yoga Of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine
Dr. David Frawley and Dr. Vasant Lad (1986) 248pages

Here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs, using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 250 herbs are listed, with 88 herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly known western herbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well as detailed glossaries, appendices and index are included. (Lotus Press)