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Tortoise-shaped palate swelling (kacchapa)

कच्छप

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A tortoise-shaped swelling on the palate from kapha with slight pain; cleansed with the three fruits, the three pungents, oil and rock salt.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: कच्छप
Hindi: कच्छप
English: Tortoise-shaped palate swelling (kacchapa)

What the text says

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Definition1

From kapha a swelling shaped like a tortoise arises on the palate with only slight pain; it is called kacchapa.
Chapter 15 · p. 280 · v. 98Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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.

Book page 280Chapter 15×3… ोग कहते हैं। शस्त्रकर्म व प्रतिसारण आदि उपायों से उसकी चिकित्सा करें। कच्छप लक्षण व चिकित्सा स कच्छप: कच्छपवत्कफ ाद्धवेत्। सतालुशाेफ ो विगतातिवेद …

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Chapter 15 · p. 280 · v. 98

Quick facts

Content type: Condition
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 1
Chapters: Chapter 15
Extraction tasks: T13
Record id: condition_kacchapa