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Shushkarsha of the eyelid (dry sprout)

शुष्कार्श (पलक का) · शुष्कार्श

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An eyelid disease with a rough, long, very dreadful sprout.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
शुष्कार्श
Hindi
शुष्कार्श (पलक का)शुष्कार्श
English
Shushkarsha of the eyelid (dry sprout)Shushkarsha (dry growth of the eyelid)

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 rough, long and very dreadful sprout arising in the eyelid is called shushkarsha.

    Chapter 15 · p. 298 · v. 183Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Shushkarsha 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?

All references

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

Extraction notes

  • Id suffixed _vartma to keep this eyelid disease apart from dry piles.
  • Written शुक्रार्श in the v243 commentary and शुष्कार्श in v246. Not described within PDF 374-394.
  • Merged from condition_shushkarsha.

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
2
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T14, T15
Record id
condition_shushkarsha_vartma