The Encyclopedia of Ayurveda is an important reference work for any student of Ayurveda or yoga, as it is in itself a complete course. Swami Sadashiva Tirtha has done a colossal job in bringing together so much knowledge of this age-old science in such a clear and concise manner for the modern reader. The encyclopedia is structured in four parts - Fundamentals of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Analysis, Ayurvedic Therapeutics and Diseases and Ailments - and covers extensive branches of Ayurveda such as herbology, aromatherapy, hatha yoga and pranayama, sound therapy and beauty care.