The dry, un-oleated state of the body; the text lists its signs and gives quick-oleation preparations of ghee that are said to remove it.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रूक्षतारौक्ष्य
- Hindi
- रूक्षताशरीर का रूखापन
- English
- Dryness of the body (un-oleated state)
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
In a dry person the stool is very dry and hard and comes out with great difficulty, food is not digested well, there is burning in the chest, the body is discoloured, the abdomen is full of wind, the person is weak and the digestive fire is very weak.
Treatment principle1
Ghee with long pepper, rock salt and whey, and the other quick-oleation preparations of verses 12 and 13, are said to remove dryness promptly.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 1 times on 1 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
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T24
- Record id
- condition_rukshata