Vranacikitsa, Vraṇacikitsā: 3 definitions
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Vranacikitsa 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 Vranachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in GaruḍapurāṇaVraṇacikitsā (व्रणचिकित्सा) refers to the “management of ulcers/wounds”, according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—In the management of ulcers/wounds (vraṇacikitsā) the first step for the āgantuja-vraṇa (traumatic ulcers/wounds) caused by Śastra (weapons) and for the duṣṭa-vraṇa (non healing ulcers/wounds) is viśodhana (wash off the ulcer’s/wound’s impurities by medicated decoction).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVraṇacikitsā (व्रणचिकित्सा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Oppert. 3025. 6229.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVraṇacikitsā (व्रणचिकित्सा):—[=vraṇa-cikitsā] [from vraṇa > vraṇ] f. ‘cure of sores’, Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vrana, Cikitsa.
Full-text: Dushtavrana, Dushta, Visodhana.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 25 - The therapeutics of Wounds (vrana-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]