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Conditionरोग

Sneezing disorder (kshavathu)

छींक · क्षवथु

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Repeated sneezing from aggravated vata in the vital spot of the nose, relieved by sharp pressed nasal drops; an external kind, from sniffing pungent powders, gazing at the sun or a blow to the nasal cartilage, passes by itself.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
क्षवथु
Hindi
छींक
English
Sneezing disorder (kshavathu)

Types described in the text

Sneezing from external causes

आगंतु क्षवथु

From sniffing sharp powders, gazing at the sun's disc or a blow to the nasal cartilage; passes by itself.

What the text says

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

Causes1

  • Sneezing caused by sniffing sharp powders again and again, by gazing long at the sun's disc, or by a blow to the soft cartilage of the nose is called agantu kshavathu, and it is said to cease by itself.

    Chapter 15 · p. 266 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description

How it develops1

  • Vata that has reached the vital spot of the nose, greatly aggravated, comes out of the nose again and again with a sound; this is kshavathu (sneezing).

    Chapter 15 · p. 266 · v. 34Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • It is to be calmed with very sharp pressed nasal drops (avapidana) or nasya.

    Chapter 15 · p. 266 · v. 34Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 17 times on 13 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All 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
13
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T13
Record id
condition_kshavathu