title: Ayurvedic literature in orissa - an overview.
abstract: The paper highlights the importance of ancient literature for the development of Ayurveda with special reference to their availability in regional languages. An attempt has been made here to examine briefly characteristics of about 600 palm leaf manuscripts available in Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneshwar. The relevance of the available material with reference to their potentiality for utilization has also been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Institute (Ayurved), Unit I, Bhubaneshwar - 751 009, India .
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Padhi
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Nanda