Ayurveda

Definitions

1. Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
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2. A text on this form of medicine.
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Equivalents

Examples

“From these are deduced the four Upavédas, namely, Ayush, Gándharva, Dhanush, and St'hápatya; the first of which, or Ayurvéda, was delivered to mankind by Brahma', Indra, Dhanwantari, and five other Deities ; and comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines, with the practical methods of curing Diseases.”

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