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Conditionरोग

Puyalasa (suppurating junction swelling)

पूयालस

Extracted from the textNew name from the text2 references

A junction disease of the eye: the alaji swelling once it has ripened and discharges pus.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
पूयालस
Hindi
पूयालस
English
Puyalasa (suppurating junction swelling)Puyalasa

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

  • When the alaji swelling ripens, with pricking and splitting pain, much pus flows from it; this is called puyalasa.

    Chapter 15 · p. 297 · v. 172-173Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Puyalasa is listed among the nineteen curable eye diseases born of all three doshas.

    Chapter 15 · p. 311 · v. 241-243Hindi 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.

Questions and answers

Which nine diseases arise in the junctions of the eye?

Parvani, alaji, puyalasa, kaphopanaha, four kinds of discharge (kapha, pitta, blood and pus) and krimigranthi.

Detailed answer and sources

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
4
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T14, T15
Record id
condition_puyalasa