Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient sc
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Pankaj Gupta Vijay Kumar Sharma Sushma Sharma
Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
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Pankaj Gupta Vijay Kumar Sharma Sushma Sharma •
Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
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Pankaj Gupta Vijay Kumar Sharma Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies Himachal Pradesh University Shimla Himachal Pradesh India
Sushma Sharma Department of Biosciences Himachal Pradesh University Shimla Himachal Pradesh India
ISSN 2191-5547 ISSN 2191-5555 (electronic) ISBN 978-81-322-1924-8 ISBN 978-81-322-1925-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1925-5 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014940152 The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedicated to our most revered and beloved parents
Preface
Maintaining good health by making use of traditional curative techniques and using herbs is as old as the history of humanity. Traditional health care systems originated much before the evolution of modern medicines. Today, the world is looking back at the alternative system of medicine, because it attempts to examine and cure the cause of a disease, covering up all its symptoms. In the
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