Curnodaka, Cūrṇodaka: 1 definition

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Curnodaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: CCRAS: Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India, Appendix I

Cūrṇodaka.—Take 250 mg. of lime powder (cūrṇa) in a stainless steel vessel, add 60 ml. of water, and keep aside for 9 hours. Decant the supernatant layers through a filter paper. The filtrate is known as Cūrṇodaka. (see the Rasataraṅgiṇī 11, which is a 16th century alchemical century treatise on Rasaśāstra by Bhānudatta).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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