Shuka disease is described as many eruptions on the penis caused by rubbing it with rough leaves, masturbation and intercourse with a narrow vagina; a footnote counts eighteen kinds. Treatment uses ghee affusion, sudation, the tilamadhukadi paste, wound care and leeches.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शूकदोषशूकरोग
- Hindi
- शूकदोष
- English
- Shukadoshashukadoshapenile disorders
- Romanized
- shukadosha
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Classification1
A footnote says shuka disease is of eighteen kinds.
Causes1
Rubbing the penis with rough, uneven leaves to enlarge it, masturbation and intercourse with a narrow vagina give rise to many shuka eruptions on the penis.
Note: The commentary renders मेढ्रवृद्ध्यै as from enlargement of the penis.
Treatment principle1
After the vitiated blood is calmed, treatment suited to all the doshas is begun, and the drugs described for vata, pitta and the rest are used here too after judging the strength of the doshas.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- Book page 242Chapter 14… शोधन, रोपण, उपनाह (पुल्टिश) इत्यादि का प्रयोग करें। अथ शूकदोषाधिकार: शूकरोग निदान व चिकित्सा परूषविषमपत्राोद्धट्टनं मेढ्रवृध्यै:। करमथनविशो …
- Book page 243Chapter 14… मैथुनसेवन करने से उप शिशन पर अनेक तरह की फुनसियाँ पैदा होती हैं। उसे शूकरोग1 कहते हैं। उस पर घृत का सचिंन करना चाहिए और स्वेदन औषधियों से स्वेदन …
Questions and answers
What causes shuka disease according to verse 8?
Rubbing the penis with rough, uneven leaves to enlarge it, masturbation and intercourse with a narrow vagina.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Condition
- Categories
- Men's health
- Source pages with records
- 2
- Pages naming it
- 2
- Chapters
- Chapter 14
- Extraction tasks
- T12
- Record id
- condition_shukadosha