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Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Sirāvedha (सिरावेध) or “blood letting” refers to one of the eight sections of Cikitsā or “(medical) treatment (for poison)”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—In the penultimate Adhyāya of the Kāśyapasaṃhitā (XII. 63) the sage states that cikitsā or treatment for poison is eight-fold [viz., blood letting (sirāvedha)]. Formulations prescribed by Kāśyapa are reckoned for their easy availability, sheer clarity and easy administration. Rather than the use of chemicals, acids, bromides etc. he has drawn from the vast storehouse of nature, more so the vegetable kingdom whose efficacy has been observed, tried and recommended from time to time.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sirāvedha (सिरावेध):—[=sirā-vedha] [from sirā] m. ([Rāghavapāṇḍavīya]) piercing the veins, venesection.

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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: Vedha, Sira, Cira, Veta.

Starts with: Siravedhana.

Full-text: Blood letting.

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Review of urdhwa shakhagata avedhya sira and its modern anatomical correlation. < [2018: Volume 7, November issue 18]

Concepts of panchakarma in shalya tantra < [2018: Volume 7, November issue 18]

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Concept of Siravedha and its Clinical Application in Different Surgical Diseases < [Volume 10, Issue 6: November-December 2023]

Comparative Study of Agnikarma and Siravedha in Plantar Fasciitis < [Volume 10, Issue 4: July-August 2023]

A Conceptual Study of Kandara Sharir from Ayurvedic Samhita < [Volume 10, Suppl 3: May-June 2023]

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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Medical leech therapy in Ayurveda and biomedicine – A review < [Volume 11 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2020]

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