Belief in the role of Karma explains a variety of Phenomena in India. For a traditional medical system such as Ayurveda, the conflict between simultaneously held beliefs in fatalism and the efficacy of medical interventions poses an interesting dilemma that the tradition has taken pains to consider. Caraka Samhita discusses the role of karma as a determinant of the qualities and personality of the individual, lifespan, etiology of illness, and otherwise personality of the individual, lifespan, etiology of illness, and otherwise incomprehensible epidemics. Such speculations produce practical solutions to the dilemma, and these solutions in turn enhance the medical doctrine.

This article deals with the history of Indian Alchemy and surveys its gradual and fertile growth in ancient India.

68 cases of epilepsy are studied here for assessing the doshic dominance to understand prognosis with a view to supplement the treatment with some doshahara compounds or drugs. Most of the cases studied or vata or pitta dominant cases, thereby, requiring vatahara or pittahara treatment.

The quantitative estimation of various metallic constituents of Trivanga Bhasma, an important Ayurvedic drug, has been carried out which provided interesting results.

This paper discusses the integration of Yoga with the modern education, which will help the development of human potentialities. The amount of time that has to be allotted for teaching yoga and the different aspects of yoga to be introduced at various stages in the education system are also traced here.

The identity of the drug 'Sooranam' is elucidated. The current botanical nomenclature and distinguishing features of the wild and cultivated forms of this drug are also provided.

The extracts of bark, leaves and stem of A. indica, fruits of P. longum, berries of E. officinalis and seeds of G. indicum were prepared using different solvents. Three different combinations of these extracts were tried on the female albino rats for their effect on the estrous cycle. The combination consisting of alcoholic extracts of leaves and stem of A. indica, fruits of P. longum, berries of E. officinalis and seeds of G. indicum has exhibited considerable effect on estrous cycle by prolongation of diestrous phase.

This paper presents the Medical Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh based on the results of Medico - Ethno - Botanical exploration undertaken during the last fourteen years (1971 - 72 till the end of 1984). In all, 117 well known medicinal plants widely used in Ayurveda, Siddha and other systems of Medicine are enumerated here.