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Ayurveda References with the Letter C
Carminative - Ayurveda herbs for intestinal
gas, pain and distention while it also promotes peristalsis.
Caksu - Eye Chakhyushya - Ayurveda
care herbal extracts which are very healthy for the eye, especially
the toning of the ciliary muscles.
Chakra - Energy centers in the body relating
to the nervous plexus center responsible for governing the
bodily functions.
Charaka - meaning the wanderer. In
the Charakah Samhita, referred to by Ayurveda's culture as
their bible, the Charaka spent many years with wild animals
in the dense jungles in order to achieve all the knowledge
referred to in this book.
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When all of mankind was still unaware of the great potentiality
found in the natural herbal remedies and herbal medicines, Charaka
wrote the great text relating to Ayurveda treatments and natural
extracts involved.
Churna - Sanskrit word meaning powder.
Consciousness - State of one's
being i.e. characterized by emotions, sensations, awareness
and thought.
Cure - One's relief from any disease
and/or disorder. According to Ayurveda health inscription's,
it is stated that no physician since the beginning of the
practice itself ever succeeded to cure any disease, not even
the simplest of them.
It is also stated that all therapy treatments only expedite
the process of nature. The Indian herbal medicine belief is
that like everything else in our surrounding world, the disease
is created and thus the time of its own destruction must also
arrive.
Cikitsa - Treatment, Therapy to retain
balance, Science or the practice of medicine.
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Citraka - Herb. Latin; Plumbago Zeylanica.
Citraka-mula - Root of the herb ‘Citraka’
(see Citraka). Increases strength in the digestive system.
Citrakadi vati - An Ayurveda medicine consisting
of ‘Citraka’ herbs as the main ingredients.
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