Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatment of Shotha disease鈥� found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda鈥攖he ancient Indian Science of life鈥攚hich lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.
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Treatment of 艢辞迟丑补 disease
Atharvaveda Examines the 艢辞迟丑补 disease. Sores and Pain etc., are called 艢辞迟丑补. For the Remedy of 艢辞迟丑补 Atharvaveda endorses the following medicines鈥�笔耻峁补谤补, 笔耻峁补谤补m奴la, 笔濒补办峁, Nyagrodha, 痴补峁兣沘, and 痴补谤补峁嘺 Trees, etc.[1] The 峁歡veda proclaims 艢颈驳谤耻 tree as the cure for 艢辞迟丑补[2] and for the medical rehabilitation of 笔补办峁驳丑腻迟补, the 碍补耻艣颈办补 厂奴迟谤补 rubricates VI.80[3]. The practice recommended is as follows: The paralysed part of the body is rubbed with earth taken from the foot-print of a dog while keeping the part in a quick motion. Then the part is fumigated by burning an insect taken from the dog. The hymn is to be recited while the whole performance is carried out.
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par峁噊 vo vasati峁峁泃膩 | (峁歏. -X/97/5); Acharya Vedanta Tirtha (ed.), Rigveda鈥揤ol. 4, Delhi, Manoj Publication, 2012, p. 435.