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Conditionरोग

Acne (mukhadushika)

मुंहासे (मुखदूषिका) · मुखदूषिका

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Tarunya pidaka are described as eruptions on the face from kapha and the intoxication of youth, treated with kapha-removing pastes and nasal medication.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
मुखदूषिकायुवानपिडकातारुण्यपिडका
Hindi
मुंहासेमुखदूषिकाकीलपिंपल
English
Acneacnepimples
Romanized
mukhadushika

What the text says

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Definition1

  • From kapha, due to the intoxication of youth, eruptions appear on the face that are somewhat thick and few; they are called tarunya pidaka.

    Chapter 14 · p. 255 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Categories
Skin and hair
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
1
Chapters
Chapter 14
Extraction tasks
T12
Record id
condition_mukhadushika