Artemisia argyi, 151
Artemisia scoparia(yin-chen hao), 165
Artemisia vulgaris, 151
arthritis, 142, 151, 179, 207
Asclepiadaceae, 92
Asian traditional medicine, 10
national policies, 7
Asiasari radix, 253
assisted reproduction, 146–7
Association of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, 162, 163
Asteraceae, 92
asthma, 79, 82, 214, 228, 238, 253, 280,
306
Astragalis radix, 248, 249
Astragari radix, 240
atopic dermatitis, 161–2, 164, 228, 248
Atractylodis lanceae rhizoma, 240, 248,
251
Atractylodis rhizoma, 248, 249, 251, 253
attitudes of conventional heatlhcare
providers, 14, 45, 46
Aurantii fructus immaturus, 250
Aurantii nobilis pericarpium, 248, 250, 253
Auricularia auricula-judea(Judas’ ear), 31
Australia, Chinese herbal medicines
licensing, 161
Australian traditional medicine, 270, 271,
273–4
herbal medicines, 274–7
present day use, 278–9
ayahuasca, 70
ayurveda medicine, 2, 182, 184, 195–222,
279
applications, 216, 219
aromatherapy, 206
colour therapy, 207–8
definition, 195
determining constitution of patient,
198
dietary advice, 202–4
disease causation concepts, 200
effectiveness, 213–14
enemas (basti), 206–7
five basic elements of life (pancha
mahabhutas), 198–9
gastric fire (agni), 198, 202, 217
gem treatments, 208
global utilisation, 196
history, 195, 197
humours (doshas), 197, 198, 199–201,
207
integration with western medicine,
214–5
massage, 207, 213
medicines, 204, 215
allopathic drug ingredients, 212
animal-based, 206, 215, 216
forms, 215–16
identification of ingredients, 212
metals, 206, 215, 216
plant-based, 204–6, 215, 216, 217,
218–19
quality control, 214
meditation, 208
mental constitution, 200
mind–body interventions, 207–8
panchakarmatherapy, 209
physical constitution (prakriti), 200,
201, 203, 215
practice, 202–9
treatment regimens, 209
practitioners, 215–16
principles, 197–9
rasayanatherapy, 209
research, 213, 214, 215
safety, 11, 12, 209–13
heavy metal toxicity, 211–12
potential interactions, 212–13
samkhyaphilosophy, 197–8
seven tissues (dhatus), 197, 198,
201–2, 207
specialities, 197
surgical treatment, 208–9, 213
three waste products (malas), 197, 198,
202
yoga, 208
Ayurvedic Medical Association UK, 215back pain, 143, 149, 150, 184, 207, 228,
254, 306
bad air (el malaire), 69, 76Index | 319