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| ''Chikitsa'' (measures which alleviate disorders), ''vyadhihara'' (destroyer of diseases), ''pathya'' (beneficial for the bodily channels), ''sadhana'' (instrument for therapeutic action), ''aushadha'' (that which is prepared of herbes), ''prayashchitta'' (expiation), ''prashamana'' (pacification), ''prakritisthapana'' (that which helps recovery to normalcy), ''hita'' (wholesome) – these are the synonyms of ''bheshaja'' (therapeutics).[3-4] | | ''Chikitsa'' (measures which alleviate disorders), ''vyadhihara'' (destroyer of diseases), ''pathya'' (beneficial for the bodily channels), ''sadhana'' (instrument for therapeutic action), ''aushadha'' (that which is prepared of herbes), ''prayashchitta'' (expiation), ''prashamana'' (pacification), ''prakritisthapana'' (that which helps recovery to normalcy), ''hita'' (wholesome) – these are the synonyms of ''bheshaja'' (therapeutics).[3-4] |
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− | ===== Types of Bheshaja ===== | + | ===== Types of ''Bheshaja'' ===== |
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| भेषजं द्विविधं च तत्| स्वस्थस्योर्जस्करं किञ्चित् किञ्चिदार्तस्य रोगनुत्||४|| | | भेषजं द्विविधं च तत्| स्वस्थस्योर्जस्करं किञ्चित् किञ्चिदार्तस्य रोगनुत्||४|| |
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| bhēṣajaṁ dvividhaṁ ca tat| svasthasyōrjaskaraṁ kiñcit kiñcidārtasya | | bhēṣajaṁ dvividhaṁ ca tat| svasthasyōrjaskaraṁ kiñcit kiñcidārtasya |
| rōganut||4|| | | rōganut||4|| |
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| .. bheShajaM dvividhaM ca tat| | | .. bheShajaM dvividhaM ca tat| |
| svasthasyorjaskaraM ki~jcit ki~jcidArtasya roganut||4|| | | svasthasyorjaskaraM ki~jcit ki~jcidArtasya roganut||4|| |
− | Therapeutics is of two categories: (1) that which promotes strength and immunity in the healthy, (2) that which alleviates disorders. (4) | + | |
− | Types of Abheshaja: | + | Therapeutics is of two categories: |
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| + | #that which promotes strength and immunity in the healthy, |
| + | #that which alleviates disorders. [4] |
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| + | ===== Types of ''Abheshaja'' ===== |
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| अभेषजं च द्विविधं बाधनं सानुबाधनम्|| | | अभेषजं च द्विविधं बाधनं सानुबाधनम्|| |
| abhēṣajaṁ ca dvividhaṁ bādhanaṁ sānubādhanam| | | abhēṣajaṁ ca dvividhaṁ bādhanaṁ sānubādhanam| |
| abheShajaM ca dvividhaM bAdhanaM sAnubAdhanam|5| | | abheShajaM ca dvividhaM bAdhanaM sAnubAdhanam|5| |
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| Abheshaja (non-therapeutics) is also of two types – (1) badhana (acute), (2) sanubadhana (chronic).(5) | | Abheshaja (non-therapeutics) is also of two types – (1) badhana (acute), (2) sanubadhana (chronic).(5) |
− | Objective of rasayana and vajeekarana: | + | |
| + | ===== Objective of Rasayana and Vajikarana: |
| स्वस्थस्योर्जस्करं यत्तु तद्वृष्यं तद्रसायनम्||५|| | | स्वस्थस्योर्जस्करं यत्तु तद्वृष्यं तद्रसायनम्||५|| |
| प्रायः, प्रायेण रोगाणां द्वितीयं प्रशमेमतम्| | | प्रायः, प्रायेण रोगाणां द्वितीयं प्रशमेमतम्| |