Tilakālaka (a facial skin condition)

Named in this range among the facial conditions that rubbing the face with the hands every day after meals is said to remove.

Also described as

A minor disease: flat, very black spots like sesame seeds, named after verse 55's masha (from vata and blood).

Named among the skin lesions for which cautery is prescribed.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: तिलकालकतिल
Hindi: तिलकालकतिलतिल कालक
English: Tilakālaka (a facial skin condition)Tilakalaka (sesame-like mole)Tilakalaka

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition1

Flat, very black spots like sesame seeds are called tila.
Chapter 14 · p. 254 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle2

Rubbing the face lightly with the rubbed hands every day after meals is said to make the face radiant like a lotus and to remove facial vyanga, tilakālaka, nīlī and many other conditions.
Chapter 5 · p. 72 · v. 43Hindi commentaryTraditional description
Tilakalaka follows charmakila in the list of diseases curable by cautery.
Chapter 21 · p. 479 · v. 21Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Sessions3

Rules of food and drinkअन्नपानविधि Therapeutic proceduresकर्मचिकित्सित Treatment of minor diseases, part twoक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

Remedies and formulations described2

Sites, uses and aftercare of cauterisationअग्निकर्म के स्थान, रोग और पश्चात् कर्म Touching the eyes and face with wet hands after a mealभोजन के पश्चात् विधेय विधि

Discussed in topics2

Features of masha, tila and nyacchaमाष, तिल और न्यच्छ के लक्षण What to do right after a mealभोजन के पश्चात् करने योग्य विधि

Organs and systems1

Skinत्वचा

Questions1

What does the text advise doing with the hands right after a meal, and what is it said to achieve?भोजन के तुरंत बाद हाथों से क्या करने को कहा गया है और उसका क्या फल बताया गया है?

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.

Questions and answers

What does the text advise doing with the hands right after a meal, and what is it said to achieve?

Wash the hands, rub them together, touch the eyes with the wet hands and rub the face lightly; this is said to help the eyes and make the face radiant.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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