Mandalicikitsa, Maṇḍalīcikitsā, Mandali-cikitsa: 1 definition

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Mandalicikitsa 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 Mandalichikitsa.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (ay)

Maṇḍalīcikitsā (मण्डलीचिकित्सा) refers to the “treatment of (bites from) the maṇḍalī snake”, as discussed in 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 [maṇḍalīcikitsā-vidhi]:—This chapter is devoted entirely to the treatment of those bitten by: different variety of the maṇḍalī species of snake-symptoms caused by their bite in general (1-7), then special treatments for bites caused by each one of the several varieties of the maṇḍalī snakes (8-50a). The remainder of the chapter (50b-87) is devoted to listing the mantras that may be used in the place of the medical treatments for each of the varieties of maṇḍalī snake-bites.

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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.

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