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Severe gum disease with falling teeth (mahashushira)

महासुषिर

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A disease of all three doshas in which the teeth fall from the gums, the palate splits and pain is intense; treated with drugs against all three doshas.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: महासुषिर
Hindi: महासुषिर
English: Severe gum disease with falling teeth (mahashushira)

What the text says

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Definition1

The teeth fall out from the gums, the palate splits and there is intense pain; this disease of all three doshas is called mahashushira.
Chapter 15 · p. 274 · v. 70Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

Drugs that overcome all three doshas are to be used.
Chapter 15 · p. 274 · v. 70Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 1 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 274Chapter 15… े दंत गिर जाते हैं और तालु चिर जाता है एवं अत्यन्त वेदना होती है, उसे महासुषिर नामक रोग कहते हैं, वह सिन्नपातज है। उसके लिए तीनों दोषों को जीतने वाल …

All references

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

Chapter 15 · p. 274 · v. 70

Quick facts

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