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Conditionरोग

Gum swelling from rubbing (vaidarbha)

वैदर्भ

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Great swelling of the gums from injury by rubbing, with loosening teeth; treated by incision, caustic alkali and cooling measures.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
वैदर्भ
Hindi
वैदर्भ
English
Gum swelling from rubbing (vaidarbha)

What the text says

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Causes1

  • Rubbing all the gums produces great swelling in them (and the teeth loosen); this is vaidarbha, arising from injury.

    Chapter 15 · p. 275 · v. 73Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 4 times on 4 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
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
4
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T13
Record id
condition_vaidarbha