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Shokaja Atisara: Where the Sushruta Samhita Puts Grief
The short version Chapter 40 of the Uttara Tantra of the Sushruta Samhita is the chapter on Atisara. It opens...
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Arsha (Piles) in the Sushruta Samhita: The Six Types of Haemorrhoids in Ayurveda's Nidana Sthana
Quick Summary Long before modern proctology, the Sushruta Samhita — Ayurveda's great surgical classic — gave piles a careful, systematic...
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Charak Samhita: The Complete Guide to Charaka's Classic of Ayurveda — 8 Sthanas, 120 Chapters, Core Teachings and the Reading Series
Quick Summary The Charak Samhita (Sanskrit: Charaka Saṃhitā, "the compendium of Charaka") is the foundational classical text of Ayurvedic internal...
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Viruddha Ahara: 18 Wrong Food Combinations Ayurveda Says Are Slowly Damaging Your Health
Quick takeaway: Viruddha ahara (Sanskrit: incompatible food) describes pairings that turn visa-tulya, or poison-like, when combined. Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana 26...
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Food Poisoning in Ayurveda: Vagbhata's Anna Raksha Guide
Vagbhata devotes the seventh chapter of Ashtanga Hridaya Sutrasthana entirely to Anna Raksha, the ancient art of guarding food from...
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