Upadamsha is described as a swelling arising on the penis, treated like the kinds of scrotal enlargement according to dosha; a footnote lists its causes and five kinds, and verse 5 gives signs of an incurable case.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- उपदंश
- Hindi
- उपदंशआतशकफिरंग
- English
- Genital ulcer diseaseupadamshagenital ulcersvenereal sores
- Romanized
- upadamsha
Types described in the text
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
The same footnote says Ayurveda describes five kinds: vataja, pittaja, one printed rasaja, kaphaja and sannipataja.
Note: रसज may be a misprint for रक्तज.
Causes1
A footnote says upadamsha, also called garmi disease, arises from injury to the penis by the hand, scratching by nails or teeth, not cleaning it well, excessive sexual indulgence and intercourse with a woman whose vagina is diseased, which raise blisters the shape of horse gram on the penis.
Treatment principle2
The treatment sequence described for the different kinds of scrotal enlargement is to be used for upadamsha according to the dosha, and the same treatment is used for all other severe swellings.
For the swelling called vamsha, the treatment given for swelling from injury is to be used with care, together with the cleansing, healing and poultices prescribed for wounds.
Prognosis1
When severe upadamsha has left the patient very wasted, with fever, burning, breathlessness, thirst, diarrhoea, weakness, anorexia and belching and a numb body, the text says he will soon reach the abode of Yama.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 9 times on 4 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- Book page 236Chapter 13×2… िकित्सा आदि बातों को कहकर अब क्षुद्ररोगों के विषय में कहेंगे। वृद्धि उपदंश आदि के वर्णन की प्रतिज्ञा अत: परं वृध्युपदंशश्लीपदप्रतीतवल्मीक …
- Book page 240Chapter 13… ा सम्पूर्ण लक्षण, चिकित्सा आदि को कहकर अब पुरुष लगिं के ऊपर होने वाले उपदंश और शूक रोग का वर्णन अब आगे के प्रकरण में करेंगे। अंतिम कथन इति जिनवक् …
- Book page 241Chapter 14×4… गवान् को अत्यन्त आदर के साथ अति भक्ति से नमस्कार कर मेढू पर होने वाले उपदंश व शूक रोगों का प्रतिपादन करेंगे। उपदंश चिकित्सा दृषणविविधवृद्धिप्रोक् …
- Book page 242Chapter 14×2… ोत्याशु शून्यांगयष्टि:। यममसकृदनूनं द्रष्टुकामो मनुष्य:॥ 5॥ भावार्थ : उपदंश का उद्रेक तीव्र होने से रोगी अत्यन्त क्षीण हो गया हो, फिर वह जवर, दाह …
Questions and answers
How does the text say upadamsha should be treated?
With the dosha-based treatment sequence given earlier for the kinds of scrotal enlargement.
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 healthReproductive health
- Source pages with records
- 2
- Pages naming it
- 4
- Chapters
- Chapter 14
- Extraction tasks
- T12
- Record id
- condition_upadamsha