Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楬ikka (hiccup) and Shvasa (asthma) according to Caraka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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贬颈办办腻 (hiccup) and 艢惫腻蝉补 (asthma) according to Caraka
惭补丑补谤峁 Caraka discusses disease of 贬颈办办腻 and 艢惫腻蝉补 and treatment of Hiccup and Asthma and 贬颈办办腻 and 艢惫腻蝉补-肠颈办颈迟蝉腻. 贬颈办办腻 and 艢惫腻蝉补 originated from the site of pitta, and are caused by the aggravation of kapha and 惫腻测耻. If 贬颈办办腻 and 艢惫腻蝉补 are not treated, it can cause death.
The disease of hikk膩 is of five types, namely,
The first three of these are considered to be incurable. The last two types are curable.
Similarly, the disease of 艣v膩sa is of five types, namely,
- 惭补丑腻艣惫腻蝉补,
- Urdhva-艣惫腻蝉补,
- Chinna-艣惫腻蝉补,
- Tamaka-艣v膩sa and
- 碍峁诲谤补-艣惫腻蝉补.
The first three of these are inherently incurable. The line of treatment in both hiccup and asthma is the same due to the identical etiology, location and the dosas involved. The general treatment of 贬颈办办腻 and 艢惫腻蝉补 includes fomentation therapy, elimination therapy, diet, drinks, 辫补帽肠补办补谤尘补 therapy, massage with salted oil, etc. Use of formulations to cures of this disease, namely, 艢aty膩di-颁奴谤峁嘺, Mukt膩dya- 颁奴谤峁嘺, 顿补艣补尘奴濒腻诲颈-骋丑峁泃补, and Mana岣ヅ沬l膩di-骋丑峁泃补, etc.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
C. 颁颈办颈迟蝉腻蝉迟丑腻苍补鈥揦XI.3-85; Baidyacharya Kalikinkar Sensarma & Ayurbedacharya Satyasekhar Bhattacharya (eds.), Caraka-Samhita鈥揤ol. III, trans. Kabiraj Jasodanandan Sirkar, Kolkata, Deepayan Publication, 2013, pp. 13-30.