Pratamaka: 5 definitions
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Pratamaka (प्रतमक) refers to “syncopic dyspnea”, and is mentioned in verse 2.12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Pratamaka (“syncopic dyspnea”) has been represented by mi-dran mun, lit. “darkness of unconsciousness”. While mun is a wrong etymologization of tamaka (which is not derived from tamas, “darkness” but from tarn “to gasp for breath”; cf. Introd. §27), mi-dran marks the difference between tamaka and pratamaka, which lies in the supervention of fever and fainting-fits. There are five, sis, or seven varieties of dyspnea (śvāsa) according to Indian authorities: Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā III.4.1 sqq. names minor (kṣudraka), bronchial (tamaka), respiratory (chinna), major (mahat), and expiratory (ūrdhva) dyspnea; Suśrutasaṃhitā VI.51.1 sqq. adds syncopic (pratamaka) and Carakasaṃhitā VI.17.45 sqq., besides this, cardiac (saṃtamaka) dyspnea.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Pratamaka (प्रतमक).—A kind of asthma.
Derivable forms: pratamakaḥ (प्रतमकः).
1) Pratamaka (प्रतमक):—[=pra-tamaka] [from pra-tam] m. a [particular] form of asthma, [Suśruta]
2) Pratāmaka (प्रतामक):—[=pra-tāmaka] [from pra-tam] m. = tamaka, [Caraka]
Pratamaka (प्रतमक):—(von 1. tam mit pra) m. eine besondere Form von Asthma [Suśruta 2, 497, 18.] [Hindu System of Medicine 318.] — Vgl. tamaka .
Pratamaka (प्रतमक):—m. eine besondere Form von Asthma [Carakasaṃhitā 6,19.]
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Pratāmaka (प्रतामक):—n. = pratamaka [Carakasaṃhitā 1,7.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Pratamaka, Pra-tamaka, Pra-tāmaka, Pratāmaka; (plurals include: Pratamakas, tamakas, tāmakas, Pratāmakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Comprehensive review of tamak shwas < [2023: Volume 12, September issue 15]
A review on management of tamaka shwasa < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
Evaluate yoga's role in managing bronchial asthma (tamak shwasa). < [2017: Volume 6, January issue 1]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A Literary Review on Tamaka Shwasa (Bronchial Asthma) < [Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)]
Review on the disease Shwasa and its management in Ayurvedic literature < [Vol. 6 No. 02 (2021)]
An integrative approach of SARS-CoV-2 through Ayurveda < [Vol. 7 No. 5 (2022)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Clinical study on vasadi kwatha sharkara in the management of tamaka shwasa (bronchial asthma) in children < [2023, Issue 07, July]
A review on tamaka shwasa and it’s ayurvedic management < [2022, Issue 11 November]
Tamaka shwasa: a critical review < [2014, Issue III May-June]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Role of Pranavaha Srota Dushti in Tamaka Shwasa < [Vol. 7 No. 9: Sep (2024)]
A Critical Review on Tamaka Shwasa (Bronchial Asthma) < [Vol. 5 No. 2: feb (2022)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LI - Symptoms and Treatment of Asthma (Shvasa) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]