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Conditionरोग

Akshipaka (suppuration of the eye)

अक्षिपाक

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Suppuration of the whole eye, described with swelling and without swelling.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
अक्षिपाकसशोफ अक्षिपाकशोफहीन अक्षिपाक
Hindi
अक्षिपाकनेत्रपाक
English
Akshipaka (suppuration of the eye)

Types described in the text

Akshipaka with swelling

सशोफ अक्षिपाक

Coated feeling, itching, discharge, burning and red swelling like a ripe bimbi fruit.

Akshipaka without swelling

शोफहीन अक्षिपाक

Named only as the other form, without swelling.

Akshipaka with swelling

सशोथ अक्षिपाक

Akshipaka without swelling

अशोथ अक्षिपाक

What the text says

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

Signs and symptoms1

  • With swelling, the eye feels coated with matter, itches, discharges and burns, and is swollen red like a ripe bimbi fruit.

    Chapter 15 · p. 294 · v. 162Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Akshipaka with swelling and akshipaka without swelling are listed among the nineteen curable eye diseases born of all three doshas.

    Chapter 15 · p. 311 · v. 241-243Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

All references

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

Extraction notes

  • Not described within PDF 374-394.

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T14, T15
Record id
condition_akshipaka