A painless, round, red mark present from birth, from kapha and blood; auspicious ones are left alone and inauspicious ones removed.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- जतुमणि
- Hindi
- जतुमणिलहसन
- English
- Jatumani (birthmark)
What the text says
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Definition1
From aggravated kapha and blood, a round, red-coloured mark like a mandala that is present from birth and causes no pain at all is called jatumani; the commentary says it is called lahsan in the vernacular.
Treatment principle1
Some jatumani bring good results and some bad; the auspicious one is left as it is, without any treatment, and the inauspicious one is removed with drugs and other means.
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.
Questions and answers
What does the text advise for a jatumani birthmark?
An auspicious jatumani is left untreated; an inauspicious one is removed with drugs and other means.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll 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 14
- Extraction tasks
- T12
- Record id
- condition_jatumani