Siddhamantra of Vaidyacharya Keshava

Description

Text with English Translation and Commentary based on “Prakasha” Sanskrit Commentary of Vopadeva. Siddhamantra is a text written by Vaidyacharya Keshava to extend his clinical knowledge of understanding the different medicinal substances and applying it in the treatment of ailments. It is a text that stands apart among the various available literature of Dravyaguna due to its uniqueness in the contents. The arrangement of various substances either single or compound into various groups based on their activity on the Tridoshas itself is unique. This being a text of the 13th Century A.D. The present work is a humble attempt made to present before the readers with the contents being identified with proper scientific names such that it can be identified properly for administering it in the treatment of diseases by the physicians. The arrangement based on Dosha has made it a ready reference for the selection of proper substance in a given condition. The translations have also tried to explain why a
particular botanical or zoological source is taken in the commentary by the translator.