Looking at the present scenario, It was decided to bring this 15th volume of Prācyā
as Āyurvedaviṣeśāmkaḥ, (Special Issue on Āyurveda). Around 55 manuscripts were
received and 47 have been selected after getting them reviewed and recommended by
experts in the area. This volume has been brought out in two parts consisting of twenty
three articles in the 1st Part and 24 in the 2nd Part. The contents of the articles range
from history of Āyurveda through the Vedic age to Purāṇas and Ethnobotany,
Medication for Bhavaroga and Deharoga, Varṇa (complexion) Dinacaryā, importance
of Yogāsanas and water, regiments and ethics, Leech therapy, Dietetics, mental
diseases, concept of Marma, the qualities of a Nurse, as discussed in various Ayurvedic
texts. Two of the articles discuss the Ayurvedic Principles in Jīvānandana Nāṭaka and
Ayurvedic references in Kālidāsa’s works. We make sincere effort to publish only
qualitative research papers and earnestly hope this volume of Prācyā with articles in
varied range of contents on Āyurveda will provide useful source of information for
scholars. We hope that our effort will bear fruit in constructive contribution to
academia as we move forward. We express our gratitude to the readers and contributors
who have trusted us with their write ups. We also convey our sincere thanks to the
members of the Advisory Board for their moral support and also to the review experts
who have spared their valuable time to review the paper