Manjishthadikvatha, Mañjiṣṭhādikvātha, Manjishthadi-kvatha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mañjiṣṭhādikvātha can be transliterated into English as Manjisthadikvatha or Manjishthadikvatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMañjiṣṭhādikvātha (मञ्जिष्ठादिक्वाथ) is a medicinal formulation (of the kvātha type, ‘decoction’), according to the Ṣoḍaśāṅgahṛdayam (Ayurvedic medicinal work in Sanskrit). The following ingredients should be taken in equal part: Mañjiṣṭha, Vacā, Triphalā, Kaṭukā, Guḍūcī, Dāruharidrā and Nimba. The Mañjiṣṭhādi decoction is administered when the following symptoms are indicated:—Blood disorders, skin diseases.
The recipe should be prepared according to the Kvātha (‘liquid decoction’) process. Using this Ayurvedic preparation means you have to boil the herbs in water without a lid till at least three-fourth parts of water is evaporated.
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: Manjishthadi, Kvatha.
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