Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楾reatment of Daharoga (burning 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 D膩haroga (burning disease)
The Atharvaveda mentions the application of P奴tudru and C墨pudru to alleviate D膩haroga or burning disease[1]. It is also mentioned in the Atharvaveda as Saraka峁囜笉膩 and 艢膩峁囜笉ad奴rv膩 to soothe the burning sensation. These two medicines are diuretics. These two medicines calm the irritation that occurs when urine is stuck. In the Atharvaveda, there are references to 膧艣ar墨ka, A峁単a艣奴la and Vi艣ar墨ka diseases. These two diseases are treated by 闯补峁単颈岣峚 Ma峁噄[2]. Arjuna or 闯补峁単颈岣峚 bark is applied on limbs, bleeding and fractures.
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膩艣ar墨ka峁� vi艣ar墨ka峁� bal膩sa峁� p峁涐梗峁瓂膩mayam |
takm膩na峁� vi艣va艣膩radamaras膩峁� ja峁単i岣峚skarat || (AV. 鈥揦滨齿/34/10); Atharva-Veda-厂补峁僪颈迟腻 along With S膩ya峁嘺bh膩峁a鈥揤ol.鈥�7, Ramswaroop Sharma Gaud (ed.), Varanasi, Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan, 2011, p. 269.