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germ-killing power of sunlight in a glass of water by putting water in sun. The sunlight water was prepared by him every morning at his sanitorium. It was given to the patient to drink particularly when they had stomach and intestinal infections, typhoid fever or other such diseases. Sunlight water also was given to the patient to wash down ulcers and it performed good result. 4.0. Analysis :
Even today in our society, people everyday use cold water to clean their eyes. Cold bath is also taken and is prescribed even today when there is temperature in the body. For wounds also cold (ice) water is given and the bleeding stops slowly. It is also a fact that, cows, buffalows etc. go and rotate their body in muddy water sometimes. It is this period that they may have some diseases and that is why they expose their body to water completely. By that, the disease is removed. This is the natural process of the animals who can't express their diseases. The natural power of water heals naturally. So, not only in the laboratory they studied water and practically cured many patients but from our common sense also we can see the healing and curative power of water even today. So also in the early days of our society, people know the importance of water, its curative and healing power and they used it accordingly whenever they faced any problem. It is a natural gift that activates the healing process in the body and cleanses the impurities naturally. That is why it is advised to take in water and drink water properly as per the requirement of the body. 5.0. Conclusion : From the above discussions we can conclude the following: 1. The Av. deals with magic, medicine and sacrifice, which form the essential
features of Atharvanic Medicine.
2. The poet priest of the Av. personifies and deifies the natural phenomena
many a times knowing the curative aspects of those factors.
3. As per different descriptions, it seems that the Atharvanic men treated the
patients with their magical, medical and ritualistic rites.
4. In the treatment of Av., water and herbs play an important role. 5. Demons and evil spirits cause the diseases in the human body. So once
