Pancalakshananidana, Pañcalakṣaṇanidāna, Panca-lakshana-nidana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: A Case of Contact with Spider VenomThe five characteristics (pañcalakṣaṇanidāna) of diagnosis, i.e.,
- prodrome (pūrvarūpa),
- symptom (rūpa),
- onset (saṃprāpti),
- cause (nidāna)
- and alleviating factor (upaśaya)
are regarded as the important clues for diagnosis of Āyurveda . See Carakasaṃhitā Nidānasthāna 1.3-13; Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā Nidānasthāna chapter 1; Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha Nidānasthāna chapter 1; Mādhavanidāna chapter 1 with its commentary, the Madhukośa.
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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