Books on Ayurveda ; afflicted with lot of mistakes

Mr Salim Pushpanath sells Ayurveda books with beautiful rosebuds  undergoing ayurveda massage well. But don't know what ayurveda is and for whom it is!!


I got a chance (by fate) to read some books on Ayurveda and Kerala, published by Mr Salim Pushpanath when I visited Oberon Mall at Kochi, Kerala. I was embarassed when I started reading. Because books on ayurveda are afflicted with lot of errors and viloate basic ayurveda principles. I'm citing a few examples here.



Mistakes in books on Ayurveda Massages & Kerala


1. Spelling of pitha. It varies in different pages.


2. Spelling of Panchamahabhootha. It is Pancha Maha Bootha in the book.


3. Tridosha (three humours). It is - Three elements of theory, in  book.


4. There was a statement also - Shamana chikista is the pacifying way of treatment and it is especially done after shodana chikista. Can you please clarify it?


5. In Kerala, there were grammar mistakes too.


6. Photographs shown in Ayurveda massages were not upto the mark.


7. Tight editing was missing.


Due to lack of time I couldn't read books on ayurveda fully. And I think it was god's grace.


But let's think about foreigners who are keen in Ayurveda. They may believe these facts are true and feeds - Ayurveda is Massage Science. Come on, Ayurveda fraternity to stop these kind of publications or to correct them. Otherwise, Ayurveda will be.....