Named in this range only as a disorder that horse gram is said to remove.
Also described as
Vata produces between the navel and the anus a round, stone-like lump, movable or fixed, long above and raised across, which blocks flatus, stool and urine.
Named among the conditions for which mahanaracha ghee is called the best purgative.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अष्ठीलाअनुलोमाष्ठीलाअष्ठीलक
- Hindi
- अष्ठीला
- English
- AshthilaAshthila (stone-like abdominal lump)
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Classification1
Aggravated vata is said to cause tuni and pratituni and, between navel and anus, the obstructing anulomashthila (ashthila) and pratilomashthila (pratyashthila).
Signs and symptoms1
A round stone-like lump forms between navel and anus, movable or fixed, long in its upper part and raised across, and flatus, stool and urine are held back.
Diet1
Horse gram is said to remove aṣṭhīlā, together with gulma and enlargement of the liver and spleen.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 6 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- Book page 52Chapter 4… पित्त में हितकर हैं। कुलथी भी उष्ण है,कफ और वात को नाश करती है, गुल्म अष्ठीला यकृत (जिगर का बढ जाना) और प्लीहा (तिल्ली का बढना) रोग को दूर करने वाल …
- Book page 110Chapter 8×5… कुपित वाततूनि प्रतितूनि तथा नाभि और गुदा के बीच में वात को रोकने वाली अनुलोमाष्ठीला(अष्ठीला) प्रतिलोमाष्ठीला (प्रत्यष्ठीला) नामक रोग को उत्पन्न करता है। …
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Written अष्टीलक in the verse and अष्टीलीका in the commentary.