Head disease caused by many kinds of worms inside the head, with splitting pain and blood and pus flowing from the nose; treated with worm-destroying nasal medication.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कृमिज शिरोरोगक्रिमिज शिरोरोग
- Hindi
- कृमिज शिरोरोग
- English
- Worm-caused head disease
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Signs and symptoms1
Worms of various kinds arising inside the head are said to cause pain like splitting, and blood, pus and the like flow from the nose.
Treatment principle1
Worm-destroying nasal medication and similar measures are advised.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
Questions and answers
Which ten kinds of head disease does chapter 15 describe?
Those from vata, pitta, kapha, blood and all doshas together, plus suryavarta, ardhavabhedaka, shankhaka, the worm-caused type and the depletion type.
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 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- condition_krimija_shiroroga