Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates 鈥楰shatakshina (galloping phthisis) 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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K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a (galloping phthisis) according to Caraka
Tuberculosis occurs as a consequence of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a. But K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a cannot be called tuberculosis. In Western languages, a K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a is called a galloping phthisis. Mahar峁 Caraka discusses disease of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a and treatment of phthisis or K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a-肠颈办颈迟蝉腻. The causes of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a are: a person having excessive attachment for women and indulgence in taking ununctuous food, food in small quantity and untimely food etc. Due to the above causative factors the chest gets wounded and gets emaciated; thus, K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a develops. The symptoms in unmanifested form constitute the premonitory symptoms of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a disease.
The general symptoms of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a are: the chest gets broken, punctured and cracked; haemoptysis, cough, haematuria, pain in sides, back and waist.
The general treatment of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a diseases is: if a person with the strong power digestion and if the disease has newly occurred with few symptoms, then it is curable; If, all the signs and symptoms of the disease are manifested, then such a patient should not be treated and one year old disease is incurable. When K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a disease is not given appropriate treatment at the earliest, it gets associated with Yak峁膩.
The treatment of K峁tak峁Ｄ箛a includes: intake of laksa with honey, followed with milk; and food with milk and sugar. Use of formulations to cures of this disease, namely, 贰濒腻诲颈 驳耻峁璱办腻, 驰补峁ａ弓测腻丑惫腻诲颈 驳丑峁泃补, 碍辞濒腻诲颈 驳丑峁泃补, 础尘峁泃补 pr膩艣a 驳丑峁泃补, Sarpirgu岣嵞佱弗, Sarpirmodak膩岣�, 厂补颈苍诲丑补惫腻诲颈 肠奴谤峁嘺 etc.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
C. 颁颈办颈迟蝉腻蝉迟丑腻苍补鈥揦滨.4-95; Caraka Sa峁僪it膩 Vol. II with elaborated Vidyotini Hindi Commentary, trans. Kasinatha Pandey & Gorakha Natha Chaturvedi, Varanasi, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015, pp. 340-352.