Rasaprashamsa, Rasapraśaṃsā, Rasa-prashamsa: 1 definition

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Rasaprashamsa 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.

The Sanskrit term Rasapraśaṃsā can be transliterated into English as Rasaprasamsa or Rasaprashamsa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Rasapraśaṃsā (रसप्रशंसा) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Vaidyakalpataru, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts [e.g., the Vaidyakalpatarua] and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Vaidyakalpataru is a medical treatise in Sanskrit in twenty-one chapters [e.g, Rasapraśaṃsā-adhikāra] dealing with the preparation of medicines from compounds of mercury, sulphur, gold and other metals and on the treatment of specific diseases with the aid of these medicines

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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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