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Conditionरोग

Suppuration of the ear (karnapaka)

कान पकना · कर्णपाक

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The ear becomes wet and putrid after an abscess in it ripens and bursts.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कर्णपाक
Hindi
कान पकना
English
Suppuration of the ear (karnapaka)

What the text says

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Definition1

  • When an abscess arising in the ear ripens fully and bursts, the ear becomes wet and putrid; this is called karnapaka.

    Chapter 15 · p. 262 · v. 16Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • In karnapaka the same drugs are filled into the ear and it is treated in the manner of wounds and of visarpa.

    Chapter 15 · p. 264 · v. 23Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T13
Record id
condition_karnapaka