Raktapittacikitsa, Raktapittacikitsā, Raktapitta-cikitsa: 2 definitions
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Raktapittacikitsa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Raktapittachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)Raktapittacikitsā (रक्तपित्तचिकित्सा) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Raktapittacikitsā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha raktapittacikitsā.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRaktapittacikitsā (रक्तपित्तचिकित्सा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Tb. 171.
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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Partial matches: Cikitsa, Raktapitta.
Full-text: Raktapitta.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 56 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 278 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - The therapeutics of Hemothermia (raktapitta-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Cikitsakacintāmaṇi (vaidyasaṃgrahaṃ) – literary gem of āyurvēda < [2022, Issue 11 November]