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Synopsis Ayurved is the most ancient system of medicine in the world, its antiquity going back to the Vedas and it is considered the Upaveda of Atharvaved. Considering many original and unique facts and fundamentals of Life, health and Medicine, hitherto unknown even in Vedas, many scholars prefer to consider Ayurved as an independent Sastra and suggest to give it the status of Pancam Veda. However, one thing is sure that it is only the Ayurved which has described fully the Science of life in biological terms extending the knowledge in a systematic manner describing the Phenomenon of health, disease, methods of diagnostics, prognostics and health care both Promotive, preventive and Curative. Because of such developments Ayurved could emerge as a complete system of health Science and medicine.  This comprehensive books deals with the literature and practice of the full range of the procedures of Pancakarma therapy encompassing the Purva Karma, Pradhana karma and Pascat Karma practices. Besides, it includes research reports and interesting case reports  and interesting case reports treated by the author through Pancakarma and a very informative write-up on Nine common Chronic intractable diseases and their management through Pancakarma such as Swasa, Parinamasula, Amavata, Paksaghata, Gridhrasi, Grahani Roga, Sthoulaya and madhumeha. The book is written in a lucid manner and its scientific temper is obvious. The entire subject is dealt in practical perspectives and hence this new book may prove to be a useful reading for all those readers who could be interested to practice Pancakarma in contemporary settings.