{"id":713,"date":"2016-05-08T16:47:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/?p=713"},"modified":"2016-05-08T16:47:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T16:47:59","slug":"siddha-medicine-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/siddha-medicine-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Siddha Medicine Definition in Simple Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>Definition: What is Siddha Medicine?<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Siddha Medicine System (<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>) or Tamil Maruthuvam (<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>) or Siddha Maruthuvam is the oldest Medicine System in the world which is still extant, particularly in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>It is at least 8000 years old. It is a traditional medicine system of southern India, mainly to Tami Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>Siddha System of Medicine was founded and propounded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/18-siddhargal-names.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Siddhars<\/a> who were Yogis, Alchemists, Philosophers, Physicians, Spiritual Seers, Scientists, Poets.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-715 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Siddhar-Agathiyar-definition-203x300.png\" alt=\"siddhar agathiyar considered father of siddha medicine\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Siddhar-Agathiyar-definition-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Siddhar-Agathiyar-definition-150x222.png 150w, https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Siddhar-Agathiyar-definition.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siddhar Agathiyar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>It is not merely\u00a0of compounding mixtures of poly-herbals or herbo-minerals, pills, plasters etc, but a Multidisciplinary System which comprises knowledge from various subjects like Chemistry, Astrology, Cosmology, Physics, Psychology, Spirituality, Philosophies, Botany, Occultism, Cartography, Iatrochemistry etc..<\/li>\n<li>Siddha Medicine System can not be called complementary or alternative medicine system, as many of the medical\u00a0approaches\u00a0and treatments are far beyond current scientific standards, so it is apt to be called as Traditional or conventional medical system of Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally through teacher-disciple lineage (Guru-Sishya Principle), the Siddha Medicine was learnt and passed through generations.<\/li>\n<li>Siddha Medicine has a lot of interdisciplinary therapeutic systems like Varma Therapy, Mani, Manthiram (Mysticism), Oushadam etc.<\/li>\n<li>Of that Vaatham(Alchemy), Vaithiyam(Treatments), Gnanam(Philoshophies), Yogam (Pranayama\/Vaasiyogam) are considered the four pillars of Siddha Medicine system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Branches of Siddha Medicine System:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This system of Medicine has many branches under its umbrella, few of the components of them which are extant are<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/thirumular-siddhar-definition-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"thirumoolar- prime exponent of siddha medicine system\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/thirumular-siddhar-definition-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/thirumular-siddhar-definition-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/thirumular-siddhar-definition.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siddhar Thirumoolar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Maruthuvam \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0baa\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(General Medicine)<\/li>\n<li>Gunapadam \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Pharmacology)<\/li>\n<li>Sirappu Maruthuvam \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Special Medicine)<\/li>\n<li>Kuzhandai Maruthuvam \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Paediatrics)<\/li>\n<li>Noi Nadal \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Siddha Pathology)<\/li>\n<li>Nanju Nool \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0ba8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Toxicology)<\/li>\n<li>Maruthuva Neethi Nool \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Medical Jurisprudence)<\/li>\n<li>Varmam \/\u00a0<span lang=\"hi-IN\"><span lang=\"hi-IN\">\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: What is Siddha Medicine? Siddha Medicine System (\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0) or Tamil Maruthuvam (\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0) 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. 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