Hatadhimantha

An incurable eye disease arising when vata-type adhimantha is neglected.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: हताधिमन्थ
Hindi: हताधिमंथ
English: Hatadhimantha

What the text says

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Prognosis2

Neglected vata-type adhimantha gives rise to a disease with intense pain that makes the eye fall; it is called hatadhimantha and is incurable.
Chapter 15 · p. 294 · v. 161Sanskrit verseTraditional description
Hatadhimantha is listed among the four incurable vata-born eye diseases.
Chapter 15 · p. 309 · v. 231Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Discussed in topics3

Incurable vata-born eye diseasesवातज असाध्य नेत्ररोग Palliable and incurable eye diseasesयाप्य और असाध्य नेत्ररोगों के नाम Signs of hatadhimanthaहताधिमन्थ के लक्षण

Symptoms1

Pain (shula)शूल (दर्द)

Organs and systems1

Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)

Questions1

What follows if abhishyanda is neglected, and how quickly does untreated adhimantha destroy sight?अभिष्यन्द की उपेक्षा से क्या होता है और बिना चिकित्सा अधिमन्थ कितनी जल्दी दृष्टि नष्ट करता है?

Sessions1

Treatment of minor diseases, part threeक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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.

Questions and answers

What follows if abhishyanda is neglected, and how quickly does untreated adhimantha destroy sight?

It turns into adhimantha of the same dosha; untreated, the kapha type destroys sight in seven days, the vata type in six, the blood type in five or three, and the pitta type at once.

Detailed answer and sources

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