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Conditionरोग

Insanity (unmada)

उन्माद

Extracted from the text7 references

Unmada (insanity) arises when the doshas leave their paths and pervade the mind-carrying channels; it is of five kinds, from vata, pitta, kapha, all three and grief, and is treated with purification, strong nasya and head purgation, foul fumigation, fright therapy, bloodletting from forehead veins and an unctuous, sweet, heavy, sleep-inducing diet.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
उन्माद
Hindi
उन्मादपागलपनमानसिक विकार
English
Insanityinsanitypsychosismental derangement
Romanized
unmada

Types described in the text

Vata insanity

वातज उन्माद

Trembles like a drunkard, dances, prattles, sings, abuses, wanders in the market, slaps his arms.

Pitta insanity

पित्तज उन्माद

Likes cold things, sharp and wrathful, suspects fire everywhere, sees stars by day.

Kapha insanity

कफज उन्माद

Stout, little pain, much phlegm, eats little, likes warmth, sleepy, silent, steady; worse at night.

Combined insanity

सन्निपातज उन्माद

Signs of all three types; hard to cure.

Grief-born insanity

शोकज उन्माद

From loss of wealth, separation from relatives, desire or fear.

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

  • Five kinds are named, three from single doshas, one from all three and one from grief; all are called mental diseases.

    Chapter 17 · p. 371 · v. 103Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Causes1

  • Insanity is also said to arise from grief caused by loss of wealth, separation from close relatives, desire and fear.

    Chapter 17 · p. 372 · v. 107Sanskrit verseTraditional description

How it develops1

  • Vata, pitta and kapha, aggravated together or singly, leave their own paths and pervade the mind-carrying channels, producing insanity.

    Chapter 17 · p. 371 · v. 103Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Diet1

  • The insane patient is given many kinds of unctuous, very clean, sweet, heavy and sleep-inducing foods and drinks that steady the intellect and calm the intoxication, and the doshas are purified constantly.

    Chapter 17 · p. 373 · v. 111Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • Kapha-type insanity is called a hard disease that worsens at night, and the combined type is also hard to cure.

    Chapter 17 · p. 372 · v. 106-107Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 24 times on 16 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
Categories
Stress and mental wellness
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
16
Chapters
Chapter 17
Extraction tasks
T17
Record id
condition_unmada