Nasal disorders (nasaroga)

Chapter 15 counts thirty-one nasal diseases, among them pinasa, putinasya, nasapaka, puyarakta, diptanasa, kshavathu, bhramshathu, nasal blockage, discharge and dryness, and nasal tumours, piles and swellings.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: नासारोगनासाशोषनासार्श
Hindi: नासारोगनाक के रोगनकसीर
English: Nasal disordersnasal disordersnose diseases
Romanized: nasaroga

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

Thirty-one major nasal diseases are said to have been described.
Chapter 15 · p. 268 · v. 43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

Tumours, piles and swellings in the nose are treated with the drugs described earlier; for any other nasal disease a skilled physician weighs dosha strength and curability before treating.
Chapter 15 · p. 268 · v. 42Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Discussed in topics11

Benefits of pratimarshaप्रतिमर्श नस्य के गुण Chapter fifteen beginsपंद्रहवाँ परिच्छेद आरंभ Conclusion of nasal diseases and promise to describe mouth diseasesनासारोग का उपसंहार और मुखरोग वर्णन की प्रतिज्ञा Promise to describe nasal diseasesनासारोग वर्णन की प्रतिज्ञा Section on diseases of the noseनासारोग अधिकार The great bibhitaki (aksha) oilमहा अक्ष तैल Treatment for all nasal diseasesसब नासारोगों की चिकित्सा Treatment of bleeding from the noseनाक से बहते रक्त की चिकित्सा Treatment of nasal piles and similar growthsनासार्श आदि की चिकित्सा Udavarta from holding back sneezingछींक रोकने से उदावर्त Wholesome regimen in nasal diseasesनासारोगों में पथ्य

Remedies and formulations described5

Head-purging nasya (shirovirechana)शिरोविरेचन नस्य Khala cooked with pungent, hot and alkaline substancesकटु, उष्ण, क्षार द्रव्यों से पका खल Maha aksha taila (great bibhitaki oil)महा अक्ष तैल Pratimarsha nasyaप्रतिमर्श नस्य Wholesome diet in nasal diseasesनासारोग में पथ्य भोजन

Questions2

How many diseases does this part of chapter 15 count for the ear, nose, teeth, gums and throat?पंद्रहवें परिच्छेद का यह भाग कान, नाक, दाँत, मसूड़ों और गले के कितने रोग गिनाता है?What diet does the text call wholesome in nasal diseases?नासारोगों में ग्रंथ कौन सा आहार हितकर बताता है?

Organs and systems1

Noseनाक (नासिका)

Sessions1

Treatment of minor diseases, part threeक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How many diseases does this part of chapter 15 count for the ear, nose, teeth, gums and throat?

Twenty-eight of the ear, thirty-one of the nose, eight of the teeth, fifteen of the tooth roots (gums) and seventeen of the throat; five tongue diseases and nine palate diseases are also announced.

Detailed answer and sources

What diet does the text call wholesome in nasal diseases?

Meals of ghee, milk, rice pudding (payasa) and moistening foods, together with nasal medication and drugs chosen for the strongest dosha.