Tongue diseases (jihvaroga)

Five tongue diseases are described: thorn-like sprouts from vata, pitta and kapha, jihvalasaka and upajihvika.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: जिह्वारोग
Hindi: जीभ के रोग
English: Tongue diseases (jihvaroga)

What the text says

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Classification1

The commentary announces five kinds of tongue disease.
Chapter 15 · p. 272 · v. 59Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Discussed in topics2

Five diseases of the tongueजीभ के पाँच रोग Treatment of jaw dislocationहनुमोक्ष की चिकित्सा

Organs and systems1

Tongueजीभ (जिह्वा)

Questions1

How many diseases does this part of chapter 15 count for the ear, nose, teeth, gums and throat?पंद्रहवें परिच्छेद का यह भाग कान, नाक, दाँत, मसूड़ों और गले के कितने रोग गिनाता है?

Sessions1

Treatment of minor diseases, part threeक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 1 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 272Chapter 15… दी, सैंधानमक, त्रिकटु व तेल मिलाकर उसे घर्षण करना चाहिए। वातपित्त कफज जिह्वारोग लक्षण व चिकित्सा विघृष्य पत्रौरपह्त्य शोणितं। सशीतलैरूष्णगणैर …

Questions and answers

How many diseases does this part of chapter 15 count for the ear, nose, teeth, gums and throat?

Twenty-eight of the ear, thirty-one of the nose, eight of the teeth, fifteen of the tooth roots (gums) and seventeen of the throat; five tongue diseases and nine palate diseases are also announced.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Chapter 15 · p. 272 · v. 59