Shoshajvara, Śoṣajvara, Shosha-jvara: 1 definition
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Shoshajvara 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 Śoṣajvara can be transliterated into English as Sosajvara or Shoshajvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemyŚoṣajvara (शोषज्वर) or Kṣayajvara refers to “fever due to consumption” and represents one of the three types of fever (jvara).—The fever due to consumption or phthisis affects all the seven dhatus (viz. chyle, blood, semen, fat, marrow, bone, and flesh). This fever is of three different kinds, viz. (1) vata-balasaka, (2) bilepa, and (3) pralepa.
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: Shosha, Jvara.
Full-text: Kshayajvara.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 4 - Ksaya-jvara or Shosha-jvara (fever due to consumption) < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]