The Lost Secrets of Ayurvedic Acupuncture: An Ayurvedic Guide to Acupuncture

This book reflects over twenty years of study, practice and research on traditional Indian medicine, referred to as Ayurvedic Medicine or Ayurveda. Ayurvedic medicine has many different branches, one such is Ayurvedic Acupuncture. This can be termed as an accessory therapy since it was used in conjunction with other forms to affect healing. It belongs more correctly to the branch of surgery, one of the eight medical disciplines of Ayurveda.

Acupuncture is the most unique and conspicuous feature of Chinese medicine. Ayurvedic medicine does not contain such a clearly visible system of pressure point therapy in its practice today as does acupuncture. yet it does contain traces of such a system. Ayurvedic books contain classifications of special points, called marmas or "sensitive" points.

Review:

Dr. Ros' book is extremely readable and very practical. He shows us how acupuncture can be easily understood in terms of Ayurvedic medicine. Almost any acupuncturist can use the book to incorporate an Ayurvedic point of view into his or her own practice. Similarly, Ayurvedic students can use the book to incorporate Acupuncture in their study and practice of Ayurveda. He has established the main translation of terms between Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which itself is useful in attempts to correlate these two systems on all levels. With such an important ground breaking work (linking the two systems of medicine) , their eventual reintegration is bound to be a matter of time. - Dr. David Frawley O.M.D. is the author of the Yoga of Herbs (with Dr. Vasant Lad).

About the Author:

Dr. Frank Ros, an Ayurvedic practitioner and acupuncturist from Australia, introduces here an Ayurvedic model for the practice of acupuncture. This model is remarkably like the Chinese model. As we look more deeply however, we see that the similarities between the two approaches are based upon a common knowledge and a common tradition.