Apachi: 1 definition
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Apachi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Apachi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Apaci. It further has the optional forms Apa-chi, Apa-chī, Apachī and Apāchī.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IIThe augmented and accumulated fat and Kapham give rise to string of hard glossy, painless, nodular, or elongated granthi (swellings) about the joints of the jawbones, at the waist, joint, about the tendons of the neck, about the throat or about the region of the arm-pits. These glands (Granthis) resembling the stones of the Āmalaka fruit or the spawn of fish in shape or like some other shape, are of the same colour as the surrounding skin ; and a string or a large crop of such glandular knots, gradually growing is called Apachi (Scrofula etc.) on account of the extensive nature of their growth.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apachina, Apachit, Apachita, Apachiti, Apachitra, Apachiyamana.
Ends with: Chalapachi, Tailapachi.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Apachi, Apa-chi, Apa-chī, Apachī, Apāchī; (plurals include: Apachis, chis, chīs, Apachīs, Apāchīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 24 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (23): Prana-vallabha rasa < [Chapter VII - Enlargement of spleen (plihodara) and liver (yakridudara)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XVIII - The medical treatment of Glandular Swellings
Chapter XVII - The medical treatment of erysipelas
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXXIII - The Nidanam of Goitre scrofula and glandular swellings < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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