Cikitsasthana, Cikitsa-sthana, Cikitsāsthāna: 2 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chikitsasthana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India1) Cikitsāsthāna (चिकित्सास्थान) refers to the sixth of the eight sections of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections [viz., cikitsāsthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 30 chapters.
2) Cikitsāsthāna (चिकित्सास्थान) refers to one of the six sections of the Suśrutasaṃhitā, an important Ayurvedic treatise. The discourses of the teacher Divodasa are believed to be summarised by his disciple Suśruta, who wrote the work Suśrutasaṃhitā in 4th century CE. Suśrutasaṃhitā contains six sections [viz., cikitsāsthāna].
3) Cikitsāsthāna (चिकित्सास्थान) also refers to one of the six sections of the 5th century Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya by Vāgbhaṭa. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya is divided into two—pūrvatantra and uttaratantra. In the pūrvatantra there are five divisions which go by the names sūtrasthāna, nidānasthāna, śarīrasthāna, cikitsāsthāna and kalpasthāna.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyCikitsāsthāna (चिकित्सास्थान).—Fifth book of the Purva-tantra (part of the Sushruta Samhita, an ayurvedic text). It describes the principles of management of surgical conditions, including obstetrical emergencies and chapters on geriatrics and aphrodisiacs.
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.
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Partial matches: Cikitsa, Sthana.
Starts with: Cikitsasthanatippana.
Full-text (+35): Caraka-samhita, Svara, Vyanavata, Anagatabadha, Sushruta-samhita, Dhatvagni, Shukra, Ankola, Visha, Mandali, Ashtangahridaya, Acchapitta, Vicarika, Carmakhya, Mustard seed, Alasaka, Ekakushtha, Kitima, Vipadika, Dadru.
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Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Multiplicity of Textual Strata < [Chapter 1]
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History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 7 - The Story of Dridhabala < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Agniveśa (Āyurveda scholars) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
History of Science in South Asia
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