The book 'History and Philosophy of Medicine is based on the author's lifetime of experience in Medicine and review of literature in the field. He has seen the extremes of healing, from the non-existent and most primitive medical practices in remote villages in India, to the great modern institutions of modern medicine at BHU, Varanasi, and London. He has also observed the pivotal role of alternative medicine in saving lives. The author has traced how medicine was practiced in the beginning and followed its development to a sophisticated science, and the philosophy that guided its evolution. It is the author's overall opinion that the world has to practice various types of medicine, in an endeavor to save human lives.