A large, long, raised swelling at the root of the palate from blood and kapha, with cough, thirst and breathlessness; opened with a knife and treated with pungent drugs.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- गलशुण्डिकागलशुण्डी
- Hindi
- गलशुंडी
- English
- Swelling at the root of the palate (galashundika)
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
From blood and kapha a large, long, raised swelling grows at the root of the palate, accompanied by cough, thirst and breathlessness; it is called galashundika.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 3 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Condition
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- condition_galashundika