The Legacy of CarakaCaraka, The Master Physician, Is Believed To Have Lived In The First Century Ad. The Samhita Composed By Him Forms The Bedrock Of Ayurvedic Practice Today. His Contribution To India S Cultural Inheritance Was Profound. Caraka Samhita Was, In Fact, A Revision Of An Older Text Agnivesa Tantra, Which Was Written Several Centuries Before Caraka S Time. Caraka S Revision Became So Popular That It Was Translated Into Tibetan, Arabic, English And Many Indian Languages. The Legacy Of Caraka Retells The Samhita In A New Format. Instead Of Adhering To The Sequence Of The Stha Nas In The Original, The Author Has Retold The Samhita Through Thematically Structured Chapters, In Contemporary Idiom. The Retelling Has Involved Some Degree Of Restructuring And Condensation But Has Ensured That Whatever Is Stated Can Be Traced Back To The Original. In A Detailed Introduction, The Author Has Commented On Specific Aspects Of Caraka S Philosophy, Concepts And Practice, As Seen From The Point Of View Of Modern Medicine. This Book Will Be Of Special Interest To Students Of A Yurveda, Medicine And Other Sciences, And Those Interested In The History Of Science In India. |
Contents
Frontispiece | |
Atharva Veda to Caraka | xvii |
Diseases in Carakas period | xxiii |
Doctrines and concepts 1 | l |
Five evacuative procedures pañcakarma | lxiv |
Medicinal plants | lxx |
Food and drinks | lxxvii |
Section | 1 |
Drugs formulations in therapeutics | 15 |
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abdominal āmalakī aphrodisiac astringent Atharva Veda ayurveda beneficial bhūtas bleeding blood body channels boiled Caraka Caraka Samhita cause chyle Cikitsa citraka clinical features cold constipation cooked cough cow's urine curd decoction dhātus diarrhea diet digestive fire disease disorders disturbed dosas dosas drinks drugs effect emesis ending enema evacuative measures evacuative therapy feces fever fomentation Formulations fruits ghee ghṛta gruel harītakī heart heavy hiccup jaggery juice kapha kaphaja kustha Linn loss of appetite lubricant lubricant enema lubricant therapy lumps madhuka meat soup milk mixed muscle mustā non-lubricant enema pain pallor passage paste patient perturbed dosas physician piles pippalī pitta pitta and kapha pittaja poison powder prameha purgation rasa Relieves vāta rice Śarīra semen sense organs shortness of breath skin sour stools strength substances sugar Sutra sweet swelling symptoms taste thirst three dosas treatment triphala trivṛt urinary bladder urine vāta vātaja vipāka vomiting wine