Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatment of Prameha (diabetes)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 Prameha (diabetes)
Prameha and Madhumeha are mentioned in the Atharvaveda. Causes of prameha are eating more sweets, sitting in one place for a long time and sleeping irregularly. Prevalence of gonorrhoea and diabetes is excessive sweating, limb relaxation, increased desire for comfort, obesity of the body, dryness in the throat and palate, sweetness in the mouth, irritation in the hands and feet, and ants on the urine[1]. The Atharvaveda, mentions some medicines for relieving this disease, viz 鈥�笔颈辫辫补濒墨, K峁ptabhe峁j墨 Khadira, Tilvaka, 叠补濒腻 and 艢腻濒补 etc.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
prameh膩 vi峁兣沘tistatra 艣le峁ato 诲补艣补, pittata岣� |
峁峁璦, catv膩ro'nil膩t te峁Ｄ佱箖 medom奴trakaph膩vaham ||...........(础峁ａ弓腻. H. 鈥�狈颈诲腻苍补蝉迟丑腻苍补-10/1-39); 础峁ａ弓腻峁単a H峁沝aya峁� of V膩gbha峁弓a Vol. II, trans. K. R. Srikantha Murthy, Varanasi, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, 2018, p. 92-101.