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Conditionरोग

Nimesha (eyelid twitching)

निमेष

Extracted from the textNew name from the text2 references

A vata eyelid disease with repeated twitching of the lids.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
निमेषनिमिष
Hindi
निमेषनिमिष
English
Nimesha (eyelid twitching)Nimesha

What the text says

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

How it develops1

  • Vata lodged in the blinking vessel at the junction of the lid quickly sets the lids moving, so they twitch again and again.

    Chapter 15 · p. 301 · v. 193Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Nimesha (written nimisha) is listed among the four incurable vata-born eye diseases.

    Chapter 15 · p. 309 · v. 231Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

All references

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

Extraction notes

  • Not described within PDF 374-394.

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T14, T15
Record id
condition_nimesha