Kharanadasamhita, Kharanādasaṃhitā, Kharanada-samhita: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Conceptions of Landscapes in Ancient Indian MedicineKharanādasaṃhitā (खरनादसंहिता) is the name of an early Ayurvedic treatise written by Khāraṇādi (or Kharanāda).—His date is uncertain, but he must have written his work before Hariścandra.—(Cf. Meulenbeld, 1999, pp. 695–696).
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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