For dropsy some take chia and try a mind based therapy (10)
I believe the answer is:
psychiatry
'a mind based therapy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'for dropsy some take chia and try' is the wordplay.
'for dropsy' becomes 'psy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'some take' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'psy'+'chia'+'try'='PSYCHIATRY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for psychiatry that I've seen before include "Branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders" , "Treatment of mental problems" , "Trick cyclist's profession?" , "Treatment of the mind" , "Branch of medicine concerned with mental disorders" .)