Facets

1833

#8208

The Taleef shereef, or Indian materia medica translated from the original by George Playfair, Superintending Surgeon, Bengal Service. Published by The Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1845

#7169

Commentary on the Hindu system of medicine.

Wise was a physician and surgeon in the Bengal Medical Service. Digital facsimile from The Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.

1850

#8808

The historical relations of ancient Hindu with Greek medicine in connection with the study of modern medical science in India: Being a general introductory lecture delivered June 1850, at the Calcutta Medical College.

Webb was surgeon in the Bengal Army, and later Professor of Anatomy at the Calcutta Medical College. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1866

#5792

De veterum Indorum chirurgia. Dissertatio inauguralis.

Trendelenburg’s graduation thesis on the ancient Hindu systems of medicine. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1867

#8210

Review of the history of medicine. 2 vols.

Vol. 1, Part 1: "Primitive period among the Asiatic nations," i.e. Hindus. Vol. 2, Part 1: "Ancient state of medicine among the Hindus (continued)". Part 1: "Review of the Buddhist systems of medicine." Part 3: "Revie…

1907

#6487

Studies in the medicine of ancient India. Part 1. Osteology or the bones of the human body.

All published.

1913 –1914

#6488

The surgical instruments of the Hindus, with a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the modern Eouropean [sic] surgeons. 2 vols.

Vol. 2 consists of plates.

1917

#12959

The Indian operation of couching for cataract. Incorporating The Hunterian Lectures....

Prefaced by an extensive historical introduction; the remainder of the text being of historical significance in the 21st century. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1923 –1929

#6488.1

History of Indian medicine. Containing notices, biographical, of the Ayurvedic physicians and their works on medicine, from the earliest ages to the present time. 3 vols.

Reprinted New Delhi, 1974.

1976

#8497

Asian medical systems: A comparative study, edited by Charles Leslie.

1980

#12962

Suśruta Samhita: A scientific synopsis

1985

#8498

Encyclopaedia of Indian medicine. Volume one: Historical perspective.

1986

#9419

Medicine in China: A history of pharmaceutics.

1987

#7358

Studies on Indian medical history, edited by G. Jan Meulenbeld and Dominik Wujastyk.

1998

#12806

The roots of Ayurveda.

Readings in English translation, with commentaries, from classical medical texts.

1999 –2002

#7216

A history of Indian medical literature. 5 vols.

Comprises the entire corpus of Sanskrit medical texts, from the earliest times to the present, thus covering about two millennia.

2012

#12805

Well-Mannered medicine: Medical ethics and etiquette in classical Ayurveda.