Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita

by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words

Hinduism Ayurveda

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Summary: This essay studies the general diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita, with English translation of selected passages. The latter text belongs to Ayurveda—the ancient Indian Science of life whichlays down the principles for keeping a sound health. Natural remedies for ailments typically involve herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas—ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science. Among these, the Atharva-veda contains many details on Ayurveda, which in this study is compared against the details found in the Caraka-samhita.

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Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Introduction to the Vedas

. Introduction to Āyurveda

. Āyurveda and the Vedas

. Bharadvāja (Āyurveda scholar)

. Ātreya (Āyurveda scholar)

. Dhanvantari (Āyurveda scholar)

. Kāśyapa and Jīvaka (Āyurveda scholars)

. Agniveśa (Āyurveda scholars)

. Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā

. Jatukarṇa (Āyurveda scholar)

. Hārīta (Āyurveda scholar)

. Parāśara (Āyurveda scholar)

. Kṣārapāṇi (Āyurveda scholar)

. History of Āyurveda

. Caraka (Āyurveda scholar)

. Suśruta (Āyurveda scholar)

. Vāgbhaṭṭa (Āyurveda scholar)

. Varāhamihira (Āyurveda scholar)

. Mādhavakara (Āyurveda scholar)

. Śāraṅgadhara (Āyurveda scholar)

. Bhāvamiśra (Āyurveda scholar)

. Jayadeva Vidyālaṅkāra (Āyurveda Scholar)

. Caraka-Saṃhitā (Āyurveda book)

. Suśruta-Saṃhitā (Āyurveda book)

. Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya (Āyurveda book)

. Aṣṭāṅga-Saṃgraha (Āyurveda book)

. Kāśyapa Saṃhitā (Āyurveda book)

. Mādhavanidāna (Āyurveda book)

. Rasaratnākara (Āyurveda book)

. Bhāvaprakāśa (Āyurveda book)

. Yogaratnākara (Āyurveda book)

. Śārṅgadhara-Saṃhitā (Āyurveda book)

. Rasendrasāra Saṅgraha (Āyurveda book)

. Aims of the present work

. Review of the Literature

+ Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era

. Medical Science in the Vedas

. Vanaspati (Plants) used in Veda

. Natural Treatment in the Vedas

+ Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)

. Medicine in the Atharva-veda (Introduction)

. Medicinal herbs and plants in the Atharva-veda

. Maṇis (medical amulets) in the Atharva Veda

. Characteristics of Atharvan medical literature

. Treatment of Fever (Takman)—Synopsis

. Treatment of Urinary Disorders (Mūtrakṛccha)

. Treatment of Kṣetriya disease

. Treatment of Yakṣma disease—Synopsis

. Treatment of Apacit and Goitre

. Treatment of Apvā disease (Jalodara or Dropsy)

. Treatment of Mandāgni (Indigestion)

. Treatment of Bhasmaka disease

. Treatment of Bhagandara (fistula in the anus)

. Treatment of Upadaṃśa (syphilis)

. Treatment of Piles (durṇāmā)

. Treatment of Pāman disease

. Treatment of Visarpa disease

. Treatment of Śotha disease

. Treatment of Pāṇḍuroga (Hariman)

. Treatment of Skin diseases (Carmaroga) and Leprosy (Kuṣṭha)

. Treatment of Kaphaja (heart disease)

. Treatment of Kāsa (cough)

. Treatment of Śīrṣakti (headache)

. Treatment of Eye diseases

. Treatment of Dental disease and Toothache

. Treatment of Ear and Oral diseases

. Treatment of Jambharoga

. Treatment of Broken bones (Asthibhaṅga)

. Treatment of Wounds (Vraṇa)

. Treatment of Rudhirasrāva (excessive flow of blood)

. Treatment of Vilohita (Polypus)

. Treatment of Rakta-vikāra (Haemoptysis)

. Treatment of Raktapitta and Raktavamana

. Treatment of Tṛṣṇā (excessive thirst)

. Treatment of Keśavṛddhi (hair loss and growth)

. Treatment of Impotency

. Treatment of Prameha (diabetes)

. Treatment of Mental illness

. Treatment to neutralize Poison

. Treatment of Ulcers

. Treatment of Dāharoga (burning disease)

. Treatment of Kṛmi (worms)

. Treatment of Hṛdayāmaya (Heart disease)

. Treatment of Aśmarī (stone disease)

. The Sarvaroga-bhaiṣajya hymns

. Treatment of Kunakha (deformed nails) and Foot disease

. Treatment of Sleeping conditions

. Treatment of Insanity (Unmāda-roga)

. Treatment of Kṣipta-roga

. Treatment of Epilepsy (Mṛgī)

. Gynaecology and Pediatrics in the Atharvaveda

. Treatments to enhance Female beauty

. Treatments of Pittaja diseases

. Treatments of Vātaja diseases

. Treatments of Śvāsa-roga (respiratory problems)

. Treatments of Sandhi-vāta-roga (distended joints)

. Treatments of Chuta-roga (infectious disease)

. Treatments of Viśara diseases

. Treatments of Viṣūcikā disease (cholera)

+ Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)

. Introduction and Cause of diseases

. Physicians (Vaidyas) and Medicine

. Classification of diseases in the Caraka-Saṃhitā

. Vāta (Vāyu), Pitta and Kapha (Śleṣma)

. Fever according to Caraka—Synopsis

. Raktapitta according to Caraka

. Gulma (abdominal swelling) according to Caraka

. Prameha (urinary tract disease) according to Caraka

. Arśa (piles) according to Caraka

. Atisāra (diarrhea) according to Caraka

. Apasmāra (epilepsy) according to Caraka

. Unmāda (insanity) according to Caraka

. Pāṇḍuroga (anemia) according to Caraka

. Kṣatakṣīṇa (galloping phthisis) according to Caraka

. Śvayathu (oedema) according to Caraka

. Grahaṇī (sprue-syndrome) according to Caraka

. Visarpa (erysipelas) according to Caraka

. Madātyaya (alcoholism) according to Caraka

. Ulcers (vraṇa) according to Caraka

. Hikkā (hiccup) and Śvāsa (asthma) according to Caraka

. Kāsa (bronchitis) according to Caraka

. Chardi (vomiting) according to Caraka

. Tṛṣṇā (morbid thirst) according to Caraka

. Viṣa (poison) according to Caraka

. Trimarmīya (conditions of the bladder, heart and head)

. Ūrustambha (spasticity of thigh) according to Caraka

. Vātavyādhi (disease caused by Vāyu)

. Vāta-śoṇita (gout) and Vāta-rakta (arthritis)

. Gynecic disorders and Impotency

. Therapeutics and Rejuvenation Therapy

. Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā

. Signs and Omens in the Caraka-Saṃhitā

+ Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā

. 1a. Study of Fever (Takman) in the Atharvaveda

. 1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita

. 2a. Tuberculosis (Yakṣmā or Rājayakṣmā) in the Atharvaveda

. 2b. Tuberculosis (Yakṣmā or Rājayakṣmā) in the Caraka-Saṃhita

. 3a. Udararoga (gastroenterological diseases) in the Atharvaveda

. 3b. Udararoga (Udara disease) in the Caraka-saṃhitā

. 4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda

. 4b. Leprosy (Kuṣṭha) in the Caraka-saṃhitā

. 5a. Worm infestation (Kṛmi) in the Atharvaveda

. 5b. Kṛmi (Worms) in the Atharvaveda

Chapter 6 - Conclusion

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