Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c4.4

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both literary and practical. In the case of a science like Āyurveda which has been lying in a stagnant condition for centuries together, the necessity is more keenly felt. The critical studies made by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle with regard to the comparative chronology of the different portions of important works like the Carakasamhitā, Suśruta-samhitā and Mādhavanidāna etc. have yet to be followed in India. I hope the present translation will create enthusiasm for such studies at least among a few scholars in India. The studies published in English are accessible to Indian scholars; but that is not the case with those published in other languages like German and French. Notwithstanding the fact that some important work is still being done at certain European and American Universities in the field of India's ancient culture in general, I feel it is time that important works in those languages are translated into English or some modern Indian language for the benefit of our scholars. In this connection a special mention may be made of a recent work in French by Dr. Filliozat : *La Doctrine Classique de la Médecine Indienne : Ses origines et ses parallèles Grecs*.¹