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Conditionरोग

Worm infestation (krimi)

कृमि रोग (पेट के कीड़े) · क्रिमिरोग

Extracted from the text5 references

Worm disease is described with head and heart pain, vomiting, sneezing and fever; worms arise in kapha, faeces and blood and are treated with medicated ghee, purification, juices, powders, oils and dietary restrictions.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
क्रिमिरोगकृमिरोगक्रिमिकृमि
Hindi
कृमि रोगपेट के कीड़ेकृमिकेंचुए
English
Worm infestationworm infestationintestinal wormsparasites
Romanized
krimikrimiroga

Types described in the text

Worms born of kapha and faeces

कफज व पुरीषज कृमि

Black, red and white worms of many kinds.

Worms born of blood

रक्तज कृमि

Worms that eat the nails, scalp hair, body hair, wounds and teeth.

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Classification1

  • Worms of black, red and white colour and many forms are said to arise from kapha and faeces, while those eating nails, scalp hair, body hair, wounds and teeth arise from the blood.

    Chapter 17 · p. 349 · v. 11Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Signs and symptoms1

  • When worms arise in the body, the text says severe pain in the head and heart, vomiting, sneezing and fever occur, and worm-caused disorders such as diarrhoea, giddiness and heart disease arise day after day.

    Chapter 17 · p. 349 · v. 10Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • The text says worms born of kapha and faeces are overcome with the many drugs described earlier, while worms born in the blood are treated by the method given for kushtha.

    Chapter 17 · p. 351 · v. 21Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Diet2

  • A person with worms is told to avoid curd, jaggery, sugarcane juice, fruits such as mango, all kinds of milk, meat, sweet tastes and food or drink with any leafy vegetables.

    Chapter 17 · p. 351 · v. 22Sanskrit verseTraditional description
  • With the long pepper root remedy, meals made of pungent and bitter items are said to be very beneficial for worm patients.

    Chapter 17 · p. 351 · v. 20Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 26 times on 17 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which foods does the text tell a worm patient to avoid?

Curd, jaggery, sugarcane juice, fruits such as mango, all kinds of milk, meat, sweet tastes and food or drink containing leafy vegetables.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Categories
DigestiveChild health
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
17
Chapters
Chapter 17
Extraction tasks
T17
Record id
condition_krimiroga