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Meda dhatu (fat tissue)

मेद धातु · मेदधातु

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Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
मेदधातुमेदस्मेद
Hindi
मेद धातुमेदचर्बी
English
Meda dhatumeda dhatufat tissueadipose
Romanized
medamedas

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Anatomy1

  • Fat (medas), semen and brain matter (mastuluṅga) are each said to measure one añjali in the body.

    Chapter 3 · p. 27 · v. 6Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 28 times on 18 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What causes prameha according to the text, and what are its prodromal signs?

Too much heavy, liquid, unctuous and cold food, much day sleep, lack of exertion and idleness; the prodromes are burning in the hands, feet and body, thirst, an unctuous sticky body, sweetness in the mouth and overeating.

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Which kushthas does the text treat as curable, manageable or incurable?

Kushtha in the skin, blood and flesh is curable with medicines; in the fat it is only manageable; the rest, in bone, marrow and semen, does not heal even with panchakarma.

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How does the text explain the name apachi?

Fat accumulates (upachaya) at the jaw, throat, eyes and joints and forms small hard swellings, so it is called apachi.

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All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Categories
Dhatu (tissue)
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
18
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
concept_dhatu_meda