In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Sour gruel (in Sanskrit: kāñjī) is used in the Viśodhana (“washing off the wound’s impurities”) of wounds (vraṇa), according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[...] After Viśodhana (wash off the ulcer's/wound's impurities by medicated decoction), the following formulations can be used for śodhana (purification) and ropaṇa (healing) externally:—[... e.g.,] The eraṇḍa-mūla (Castor root), two types of haridrā (Turmeric), Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Viśvabheṣaja (Zingiber officinale), Rasona (Allium sativum) and saindhava (rock salt) are ground well with takra (butter milk) or kāñjī (sour gruel). [...]

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Sour gruel (made from the fermentation of boiled rice), refers to one of 21 kinds of liquids (which the Jain mendicant should consider before rejecting or accepting them), according to the “Sajjhāya ekavīsa pāṇī nī”, which deals with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature.—The technical terms used here are either borrowed from the Prakrit or rendered into the vernacular equivalents.—Note: Sour gruel (i.e., “water which has been used to wash a pot in which sour gruel is kept”) is also known as Āchaṇa (Vernacular), in Prakrit as Sovīra and in Sanskrit as Āranāla.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Full-text (+72): Kulmasha, Kanjika, Abhishuta, Sauvira, Unnaha, Dhatughna, Avantisoma, Aranala, Kanji, Kancika, Dhanyamla, Kunjala, Grihamla, Yavagu, Soviraka, Kulmashabhishuta, Shukta, Abhishava, Rakshoghna, Dhatunashana.

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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)

Internal Medicine (b): Wind Diseases < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]

Introduction < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 4.222 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]

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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)

Allowance for sugar, etc. < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]

Verdict by memory < [14. Settlements (Samatha)]

On the four great references < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Biography (4): Kāḷavaḷiya, the Rich Man < [Chapter 45c - Life Stories of Rich Men with Inexhaustible Resources]

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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 56 - Do’s and Don’t’s in Eating < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]

Chapter 34 - Sunīthā’s Problem < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]

Chapter 15 - Importance of Dwelling at a sacred place (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 8.23 - The shedding of karmas (nirjarā) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]

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