Shukti (red dots on the white of the eye)

A disease of the white of the eye marked by many red, smooth dots.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: शुक्तिकृशशुक्ति
Hindi: शुक्तिकृशशुक्ति
English: Shukti (red dots on the white of the eye)

What the text says

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Signs and symptoms1

Many red, smooth dots appearing on the white part of the eye are called krishashukti (shukti).
Chapter 15 · p. 302 · v. 201Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

Shukti is listed among the six curable pitta-born eye diseases.
Chapter 15 · p. 309 · v. 234Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Discussed in topics6

Collyrium for shuktiशुक्ति रोग में अंजन Curable pitta-born eye diseasesपित्तज साध्य नेत्ररोग Eye diseases not to be treated with the knifeशस्त्रकर्म से वर्जित नेत्ररोग Section on the treatment of pitta-born eye diseasesपित्तज नेत्ररोगों की चिकित्सा का अधिकार Signs of snayvarma and krishashuktiस्नाय्वर्म और कृशशुक्ति के लक्षण Treatment of amladhyushitaअम्लाध्युषित की चिकित्सा

Organs and systems1

Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)

Remedies and formulations described1

Cooling pearl collyrium for shuktiशुक्तिनाशक शीतांजन

Questions1

What does the text give for amladhyushita, and where is one of these remedies said to be unsuitable?अम्लाध्युषित के लिए ग्रंथ क्या बताता है और इनमें से एक योग कहाँ अनुपयुक्त कहा गया है?

Sessions1

Treatment of minor diseases, part threeक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

Questions and answers

What does the text give for amladhyushita, and where is one of these remedies said to be unsuitable?

Eye drops of palasha gum with milk and sugar, and a triphala decoction with ghee to drink; the triphala remedy is said not to be beneficial in shukti.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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