Intestinal scrotal enlargement: vata within presses the intestine, which passes through the groin into the scrotum with great pain.
Also described as
The intestinal type is to be declared incurable before treatment is attempted.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अन्त्रवृद्धिआन्त्रवृद्धि
- Hindi
- आंत्रवृद्धिआंत उतरनाहर्निया
- English
- Inguinal herniainguinal herniahernia
- Romanized
- antravriddhi
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
How it develops1
When vata within presses the intestine, the intestine bends the skin, shakes the groin joint and passes through it into the scrotum, which enlarges with great pain.
Prognosis1
Intestinal enlargement is to be declared incurable from the outset, after which vata-reducing treatment is attempted with great effort.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- Book page 239Chapter 13… रेत्॥ बलाभिधानं तिलजं प्रपाययेत्। ससैंधवैरणडजतैलमेव वा॥ 86॥ भावार्थ : अंत्रवृद्धि के होने पर उसे पहले से असाध्य कहना चाहिए। फिर वातहर औषधियों का प्रयोग …
- Book page 418Chapter 19… । प्रकुपित कोई दूष्ीविष शरीर को कृश कर देता है, कोई सुखा देता है, कोई अंत्रवृद्धि या अंडवृद्धि आदि को पैदा कर देता है। कोई तो अधिक निद्रा करता है। कोई …
Questions and answers
Into how many kinds is scrotal enlargement (vriddhi) divided, and which kind is to be declared incurable?
Seven, from vata, pitta, kapha, blood, fat, urine and intestine; the intestinal kind (antravriddhi) is to be declared incurable before treatment.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Condition
- Categories
- Men's healthSurgery and injuries
- Source pages with records
- 2
- Pages naming it
- 2
- Chapters
- Chapter 13
- Extraction tasks
- T11
- Record id
- condition_antravriddhi