An Introduction to Diagnosis in Siddha Medicine system. Siddha system of medicine, India’s traditional and indigenous medicinal system, is at least 5000 years old and considered to be the longest continuously practiced system of medicine. Long before invention of instruments like sphygmomanometer, thermometer, stethoscope and scanning machines like MRI, CAT, X-Rays siddha system flourished well for […]
Principles of Siddha Medicine System: Siddha Medicine system is a holistic healing science which is not only for helping the ailing with diseases but also for everyone to lead a hale and healthy life. Everyone wants to be happy and healthy. Right knowledge is necessary to secure enduring health and happiness. The purpose of siddha […]
History of Siddha Medicine: History and Time period of Tamil Siddha Medicine. The period of Siddha Medicine System is at least 8000 years old. The Tamil literatures like Sangam literatures, Silapathikaaram, Thirukkural etc are replete with evidences of existence of Siddha system of medicine. Among the didactic eighteen (பதிணென்கீழ்கணக்கு நூல்கள்–pathinen keezh-kkanakku-noolgal), ELAADHI, SIRUPANCHA MOOLAM, THRI KADUKAM are some of the […]
Definition: What is Siddha Medicine? Siddha Medicine System (சித்த மருத்துவம் ) or Tamil Maruthuvam (தமிழ் மருத்துவம் ) or Siddha Maruthuvam is the oldest Medicine System in the world which is still extant, particularly in Tamil Nadu. It is at least 8000 years old. It is a traditional medicine system of southern India, mainly to Tami Nadu. Siddha […]
Alchemy (Rasavatham) in Siddha Medicine: What does Rasavatham ரசவாதம் Mean? In Tamil Siddha Medicine system Rasavatham ரசவாதம் means Alchemy. Rasa denotes mercury and vatham means preparation of gold from mercury or other metals. Alchemy is called by different names in Siddha System, as Vagaara viththai வகார வித்தை, Yema viththai ஏமவித்தை, Rasavatham ரசவாதம், Thanga viththai தங்க […]
Mecury based Siddha Medicines. The branch or science of Mercury based medicines are called as Rasa sasthra ரச சாத்திரம், Rasa Oushadam – ரச ஔஷடம், Rasa vignanam – ரச விஞ்ஞானம், Rasa vaithiyam – ரச வைத்தியம், Rasavaatham – ரசவாதம் etc… In Siddha Medicine, Mercury is extensively used in the preparation of medicines after purification. Mercury is also […]
32 Internal Medicines in Siddha System of Medicine. உள் மருந்தே சுரசஞ் சாறு குடிநீர் கற்க முக்களியடையோர் சாமம் உயர் சூரணம் பிட்டு வடகம் வெண்ணெய்நான்கி னுயிர் மூன்று திங்களாகும் விள் மணபாகு நெய் ரசாயன மிளகனால் மேவு மறு திங்கள் ளேண்ணெய் விரவிடு முயர்ந்தமாத் திரை கடுகு பக்குவம் மிளிர் தேனி னூறல் தீநீர் கொள்ளாறு மோராண்டு மெழுகொடு குழம்பைந்து கோப்பதங் கம்பத்தாம் குருதி பொடித யெழுபானொடைந்தாண்டு நீறுகட் டுருக்கு களங்கு நானூ […]
The 32 External Siddha Medicines: The traditional Dravidian system of medicine referred to popularly as siddha medicine is a vast repository of external therapies particularly, administration of drugs through routes other than oral. These procedures are as important as the internal siddha medicines in the management of health and disease. In several instances, only the […]
