Kushthacikitsa, ṣṭ쾱ٲ, Kushtha-cikitsa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term ṣṭ쾱ٲ can be transliterated into English as Kusthacikitsa or Kushthacikitsa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kushthachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇaṣṭ쾱ٲ (कुष्ठचिकित्स�) refers to the “treatment of cutaneous infections�, according to sections on the treatment of Horses (Ҳܰ岹 or śܰ岹) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[ṣṭ쾱ٲ (treatment of cutaneous infections)]—In any cuetaneous infection a decoction of nimbapatra (neem leaves), 貹ṭo (snake gourd), ٰ (three myrobalans), and Khadira (Acacia catechu) should be successively given for three days to a horse, after ٲǰṣaṇa (blood-letting).

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cikitsa, Kushtha.
Full-text: Kushtha, Acacia catechu, Blood-letting, Khadira, Raktamokshana, Triphala.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 160 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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A re-classification of ayurvedic herbs indicated in skin diseases (kustha) < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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