Overview for Arogya Raksa Kalpadrumah: Kerala's Tradition of Ayurvedic Pediatric Care
Arogya Raksa Kalpadrumah, is a laudable literary sources on specialty Ayurvedic Pediatric Care of Kerala terrain. Sri Kaikkulangara Rama Warrier, one of the illustrations astute of ancient Kerala, is considered as the author of this treasured literature. This literary work contains exceptional information regarding various diseases pathogenesis and its management, with reference to pediatric age group, which is not seen any of the other Ayurvedic literary works. A sumptuous explanation of 51 type of visarpa (inflammatory skin diseases) etiology, pathogenesis and its management is explicatively explained in this book is its outstanding feature. Apart from this topic, various other disease pathogenesis and its management, such as Rakta Stambha, Kundalaka, Sakha Roga, Nabhi Roga etc. are explained in this work. This is another special feature not seen in any of the other Ayurvedic literary works present today. Another topic of special citation is that, is the lucid explanation on immunomodulatory methods followed in children, is explained under the topic as Prakaradi Yoga, is a specially of this book. Aside from all the above, Arogya Raksa Kalpadruma explains the innards of all the eight specially divisions of Ayurveda. On rummaging the Heirloom of Kerala's splendid Ayurvedic Pediatric Health care treasures, one can find, Arogya Raksa Kalpadruma, is the bible of the ancient Ayurvedic Pediatric Health Care wisdom of Kerala.
Lal Krishnan (Author)
Dr. Lal Krishnan is a known Ayurvedic scholar involved in various facets of ancient Indian life sciences and scientific wisdoms such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Tantra, Vastu, Kalari vidya (Kalarippayattu/the oriental martial art of Kerala) etc. In the course of his carrier he was contributed numerous articles on various subjects to many national and international journals and magazines. Dr. Lal Krishnan is the brainchild behind the world's first online electronic magazine on Ayurvedic science,was already proved its stand in the internet based knowledge gateway. Born on May 8, 1978, in Kerala, for Sri K.N. Krishnan and Srimati M.N. Omana, Dr. Lal Krishnan was graduated from Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Ayurvedic College, Nazarathpet, Chennai, in the year 2001. Dr. Liji Krishnan is his sister, is also an Ayurvedic physician practicing in Kerala. Wife, Radhika M. is a notable personality in the field of Kalarippayattu (the oriental martial art of Kerala) and a well recognized chiropractor. Dr. Lal Krishnan has got his valuable training in Ayurveda and other allied subjects with various scholars such as, Sri Ashtavaidyan Vaidyamadhom Cheriya Narayanan Namboothiri (Vaidyamadhom Vaidyasala and Nursing Home, Mezhathur, Palakkad), Sri Gangadharan Vaidyan (C.N.S. Bala Chikitsalayam, Mezhathur, Palakkad), Veera-sri Sami Gurukkal (Hindustan Kalari Sangam, Puthiyara, Kozhikod), are few among many.
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