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Conditionरोग

Pishtaka (paste-like spot on the white of the eye)

पिष्टक

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An eye disease: a white, raised, painless spot like ground-pulse paste on the white of the eye.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
पिष्टक
Hindi
पिष्टक
English
Pishtaka (paste-like spot on the white of the eye)

What the text says

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

Signs and symptoms1

  • A white, raised, painless spot like ground-pulse paste on the white is called pishtaka.

    Chapter 15 · p. 303 · v. 202Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Pishtaka is listed among the eleven curable kapha-born eye diseases.

    Chapter 15 · p. 310 · v. 236Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 5 times on 4 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
4
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T15
Record id
condition_pishtaka