A glance into vaidya jivana of lolimbaraja – review

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Vaidya jivana of Lolimbaraja is one of the important medical works, characterised by its poetical way of presentation. In this the author is explaining the treatment of various disease conditions, to his wife Ratnakala. The simplicity in the formulations and explanation using beautiful similies make the treatise more attractive and captivating among other Ayurvedic texts. The book is composed of 5 chapters named as Vilasa and contains about 200 verses. Treatment for almost all diseases were included in these 5 Vilasa. The chapter begins with Jwara chikitsa and ends with Vajikarana chikitsa. In the last chapter, there is also a brief introduction of Anupana as per various conditions and Agryoushadha for few of diseases. Acharya has also included some of the Rasa preparations distinctly. The author himself says that it is almost a compilation of work from earlier Ayurvedic classics. In this paper it is tried to highlight the framework of Vaidya jivana, along with providing information about the author, text and its characteristic features. Exploration of such treatise in Ayurveda will be a great source of knowledge to the current age. Keywords: Vaidya jivana, Lolimbaraja INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL Aswathi N et al