Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatments of Vishucika disease (cholera)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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Treatments of 痴颈峁Ｅ玞颈办腻 disease (cholera)
痴颈峁Ｅ玞颈办腻 disease is called cholera. 痴颈峁Ｅ玞颈办腻 disease is mentioned in Yajurveda[1]. The word 痴颈峁Ｅ玞颈办腻 for this disease is found in the Atharvaveda and the god Rudra is said to be the destroyer of this disease[2]. The Maitr膩ya峁嚹� 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 speaks of the application of Upav膩ka or Upav膩k膩 medicine[3]. The Atharvaveda mentions the application of 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补 medicine for this disease.
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[2]:
somarudr膩 vi v峁沨ata峁� vi峁Ｅ玞墨mam墨v膩 测腻 no gama测腻vive艣a | (AV. 鈥揤滨滨/42/1); Atharva-Veda-厂补峁僪颈迟腻 along with S膩ya峁嘺bh膩峁a鈥揤ol.鈥�4, Ramswaroop Sharma Gaud (ed.), Varanasi, Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan, 2011, p. 145.
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badarair奴pav膩k膩bhirbhe峁jam | Maitr膩. S.鈥�3/11/ 2, 6.