Darvikaracikitsa, Darvīkaracikitsā, Darvikara-cikitsa: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Darvikarachikitsa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (ay)Darvīkaracikitsā (दर्वीकरचिकित्सा) (lit. “the treatment of bites from the darvīkara and other snakes”) is the name of the eighth chapter of the Kāśyapasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 13 chapters dealing with snake-bites, poisons and curing their venom by use of the garuḍamantra while also dealing with worship and devotion. Description of the chapter [darvīkaracikitsā]:—The bite of the Darvīkara snake is discussed in terms of treatment to be given the proper medication (3b-31), giving some specific details about a particular eye-ointment (32-40), an ointment for the body parts (41-47) about certain medicinal drinks (48-51), oral drugs (52-53) and pills (54-58).
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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Partial matches: Cikitsa, Darvikara.
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