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| + | The Charak Samhita New Edition project is about publication of contemporary edition of [[Ayurveda]] medical text [[ Charak Samhita]]. |
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| =Project Background= | | =Project Background= |
| ==What is [[Charak Samhita]]?== | | ==What is [[Charak Samhita]]?== |
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| ==Objectives== | | ==Objectives== |
| <div>The Charak Samhita New Edition Project was initiated in 2013 with mainly two Objectives: | | <div>The Charak Samhita New Edition Project was initiated in 2013 with mainly two Objectives: |
− | *To Create a Charak Samhita live edition with updates which can serve as reference manual on Ayurveda(Science of life) that will help interactions between practitioners and researchers globally | + | *To Create a Charak Samhita live edition with updates which can serve as reference manual on [[Ayurveda]](Knowledge of life) that will help interactions between practitioners and researchers globally |
− | *Promote Ayurveda as one of the best Preventive Healthcare Systems available | + | *Promote [[Ayurveda]] as one of the best Preventive Healthcare Systems available. |
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| ==Methods== | | ==Methods== |
| A typical research publication system was observed in the project. A template consisting following points was designed for each chapter: | | A typical research publication system was observed in the project. A template consisting following points was designed for each chapter: |
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| Future additional resources of the new edition of [[Charak Samhita]] will include: | | Future additional resources of the new edition of [[Charak Samhita]] will include: |
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− | #Special pages on specific concepts in Charak Samhita and Ayurveda. | + | #Special pages on specific concepts in Charak Samhita and Ayurveda. |
| + | #Case reports and case series on preservation of health and treatment of diseases through Ayurveda |
| #Video recordings of selected discussions between clinicians on the classic texts and their application in the modern world | | #Video recordings of selected discussions between clinicians on the classic texts and their application in the modern world |
| #A widely useful glossary of ''Ayurvedic'' terms in the biomedical language. | | #A widely useful glossary of ''Ayurvedic'' terms in the biomedical language. |
| #Illustrations wherever necessary. | | #Illustrations wherever necessary. |
− | #A recompiled Uttar Tantra section. The Uttar Tantra is thought to have existed and believed to have been destroyed or lost from the older editions of the [[Charak Samhita]]. The newly introduced disease and their management, as well as modern terminologies for diseases enlisted in the [[Charak Samhita]], will be included. This section will be recompiled to contain modern treatment of diseases in which the offense/defense or Allopathy/Ayurveda strategy for better treatment of disease is utilized. /div> | + | #A recompiled Uttar Tantra section. The Uttar Tantra is thought to have existed and believed to have been destroyed or lost from the older editions of the [[Charak Samhita]]. The newly introduced disease and their management, as well as modern terminologies for diseases enlisted in the [[Charak Samhita]], will be included. This section will be recompiled to contain modern treatment of diseases in which the offense/defense or Allopathy/Ayurveda strategy for better treatment of disease is utilized. |