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Conditionरोग

Cracked heels (padadari)

पाददारी (बिवाई) · पाददारी

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Dari or padadari is described as cracking of the feet when vata, aggravated by much walking, dries them; it is severe by nature.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
पाददारीपाददारिका
Hindi
पाददारीबिवाईएड़ी फटना
English
Cracked heelscracked heelsfissured feet
Romanized
padadari

What the text says

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Causes1

  • In a man who walks a great deal, vata aggravated in the feet makes them dry and cracks them; this is called dari or padadari, and its nature is severe.

    Chapter 14 · p. 253 · v. 51Sanskrit verseTraditional description

    Note: The commentary sentence continues on PDF page 326.

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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_padadari