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Charaka Samhita (English translation)

by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society | 1949 | 383,279 words | ISBN-13: 9788176370813

Hinduism Ayurveda
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The English translation of the Charaka Samhita (by Caraka) deals with Ayurveda (also ‘the science of life’) and includes eight sections dealing with Sutrasthana (general principles), Nidanasthana (pathology), Vimanasthana (training), Sharirasthana (anatomy), Indriyasthana (sensory), Cikitsasthana (therapeutics), Kalpasthana (pharmaceutics) and Sidd...

Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles

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Chapter 1 - The Quest for Longevity (dirgha-jivita)
Chapter 2 - The Seeds of Rough chaff (apamarga-tanduliya)
Chapter 3 - The Purging Cassia (aragvadha)
Chapter 4 - Six Hundred Purgative Preparations (virecana-ashraya)
Chapter 5 - Measure in eating (matrashita)
Chapter 6 - The Seasonal Dietary and Regimen of Man (tasyashita)
Chapter 7 - Natural urges (vega) should not be suppressed
Chapter 8 - The Discipline of the Senses (indriya-upakrama)
Chapter 9 - The (minor) Four Basic Factors of Therapeusis (Cikitsa)
Chapter 10 - The (major) Fourfold Basic Factors in Therapeusis (Cikitsa)
Chapter 11 - The Three Pursuits (eshana) of Man
Chapter 12 - The Salutary and the Unsalutary influences of Vata
Chapter 13 - Oleation Therapy (Sneha)
Chapter 14 - The Sudation Therapy (sveda)
Chapter 15 - The Armamentarium (upakalpa) of the Physician
Chapter 16 - The Fully Equipped Physician (Cikitsa-prabhrita)
Chapter 17 - The diseases of the head (shiroroga) and of the heart (hridroga)
Chapter 18 - The Three Kinds of Edema (shotha)
Chapter 19 - The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga)
Chapter 20 - The Major List of Diseases (maharoga)
Chapter 21 - The Eight Censured Persons (Nindita Purusha)
Chapter 22 - Lightening (langhana) and Roborant (brimhana) Therapies
Chapter 23 - Impletion therapy (Santarpana)
Chapter 24 - The Blood derived through Systematic Regimen (Vidhi-shonita)
Chapter 25 - The Origin of Man and Disease (Purusha-samjnaka)
Chapter 26 - Discussion among Sages regarding Tastes (Rasa)
Chapter 27 - Diet and Dietetics (Annapana-vidhi)
Chapter 27a - The group of awned cereals (Shukadhanya—monocotyledons)
Chapter 27b - The group of pulses (Shamidhanya—dicotyledons)
Chapter 27c - The group of meats (Mamsa)
Chapter 27d - The group of vegetables (Shaka)
Chapter 27e - The group of Fruits (Phala)
Chapter 27f - The group of Greens (Harita)
Chapter 27g - The group of Wines (Madya)
Chapter 27h - The section on Waters (Jala)
Chapter 27i - The section on Cow’s milk (Gorasa)
Chapter 27j - The class of Sugarcane (Ikshu)
Chapter 27k - The group of Cooked foods (Kritanna)
Chapter 27l - The section on the articles used in cooked foods (Aharayogi)
Chapter 28 - The Various kinds of Food and Drink (Ashita-Pita)
Chapter 29 - The Ten Resorts of Life (Dasha-Prana-Ayatana)
Chapter 30a - The Ten Great-rooted Arteries (Dasha-mahamula) in the Heart (Artha)
Chapter 30b - Definition of Ayurveda (‘the science of life’)
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