Vicarcika, վ: 9 definitions
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Vicarcika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vicharchika.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaվ (विचर्चिक�) refers to “dry and weeping eczema� and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning ] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (ṣaⲹ-첹貹) which is a branch of pharmacology (ⲹṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āܰ岹 and botanyվ (विचर्चिक�) or վcikitsā is the name of a section of the Gaurīkāñcalikātantra (i.e., “Gauri Kanchalika Tantra�): an ancient Sanskrit Shaiva Tantra framed as a dialogue between the God (Śiva) and the Goddess (Śivā). The text deals with spiritual and medical herbalism such as the treatment of fever and diseases in the form of Kalpas, commonly known in Āܰ岹 as “remedies� or “antidotes�. The Gaurīkāñcalikā-tantra further deals with a variety of harvesting techniques and rules for optimal efficiency in collecting herbs while respecting and preserving the natural environment.
: PMC: A clinical trial for evaluation of leech application in the management of վ (Eczema)The symptomatology of is similar with eczema that is, 첹ṇḍ (excessive itching), īḍi (boil/pustule/vesicle), ś屹 (discoloration/hyper pigmentation), ܲ屹 (profuse oozing) and later ᾱ (marked linings/lichenification/Criss-cross marking), ruja (pain) and ūṣa (excessive dryness).
վ has been mentioned in Ayurvedic classics under kṣudra kuṣtha and also under kṣudra roga. According to Āܰ岹, Rakta duṣti is one of the prime causes of skin diseases and among the śodhana karma; bloodletting is considered as the best treatment for skin diseases.

Āܰ岹 (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āܰ岹 in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվ (विचर्चिक�).—Itch, scab; एक� कुष्ठं स्मृतं पूर्वं गजचर्म तत� स्मृतम� � ततश्चर्मदल� प्रोक्तं ततश्चापि विचर्चिक� (eka� kuṣṭha� smṛta� pūrva� gajacarma tata� smṛtam | tataścarmadala� prokta� tataścāpi ) || Bhāva P.
See also (synonyms): ī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVicarcika (विचर्चिक).�adj. (compare Sanskrit °kā, mange), mangy: (na� kaṇḍūlo vā kacchulo vā) °ko vā anyo vā kiṃcid amanā- paṃ…tiṣṭheyā Ѳ屹ٳ ii.150.10; 152.3; (by Senart's em. 156.12;) akṣi-vicarcika (so with var. and Mironov for text °vivarcika), °ka�, mangy in the eyes, or the like: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8917 (text and Index misprinted 8817; could be called [ܱī], akṣi plus Sanskrit °cikā).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվ (विचर्चिक�).—[feminine] a kind of cutaneous disease.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվ (विचर्चिक�):—[=-] f. (�carc) ‘coating, cover�, a form of cutaneous eruption, itch, scab, [Suśruta]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)վ (विचर्चिक�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: վṃc, վ.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Vicarcikacikitsa.
Full-text: Gharmavicarcika, Vicarci, Vivarcika, Vicarcita, Vicacciya, Sukshmasphota, Viumcia, Vicarcikacikitsa, Vitacchika, Vyabhicara, Carcika, Naga.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Vicarcika, վ, Vi-carcika, Vi-carcikā; (plurals include: Vicarcikas, վs, carcikas, carcikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Effect of āragvadhādi lepa in eczema () � a pilot study < [2017: Volume 6, August issue 8]
Effect of herbal compounds in the management of (atopic dermatitis) < [2020: Volume 9, September issue 10]
Etiopathological study of kustha < [2018: Volume 7, July issue 13]
Clinical trial assessing leech therapy for eczema management. < [Volume 33 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2014]
Study on somaraj curna and nimbadi oil for vicarcika eczema. < [Volume 1 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1982]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A study evaluating the efficacy of khadira rasayana in subjects with vicarcika / atopic dermatitis < [2018, Issue V, May]
A histopathological study on leech application in the management of vicarcika (eczema) < [2013, Issue 4 Jul-Aug]
Conceptual study of the holistic health effects of raktamokshan (siravedha) karma in vicharchika < [2017, Issue V May,]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
4b. Leprosy (Kuṣṭha) in the Caraka-saṃhitā < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Dermatology (d): Miscellaneous Skin Lesions < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Dermatology (a): Itching Lesions < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 7 - The therapeutics of Dermatosis (kushtha-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) � Section on Therapeutics]