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Symptomलक्षण

Bloating (adhmana)

आध्मान (पेट फूलना) · आध्मान

Extracted from the text5 references

Here adhmana is presented as a vata disease of the abdomen: the colon gurgles, there is severe pain and the belly swells like a bag full of air.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
आध्मान
Hindi
आध्मानपेट फूलनाअफारागैसआधमान
English
Bloatingbloatingflatulencedistension
Romanized
adhmanaafara

What the text says

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

Causes2

  • As a complication of purification, adhmana is said to arise when a person with indigestion and much vata in the bowel drinks a dry purifying medicine; it blocks flatus, stool and urine and causes severe pricking pain in the bladder and anus.

    Chapter 22 · p. 517 · v. 76-77Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • The text says that an enema given in large quantity, or a cold one, during indigestion, after overeating or when the body has many doshas causes adhmana.

    Chapter 22 · p. 525 · v. 110-111Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Signs and symptoms2

  • The colon makes gurgling sounds, there is severe pain and the belly over the colon swells like a bag filled with air.

    Chapter 8 · p. 110 · v. 19Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Severe colic and bloating arise, in the heart, flanks, back and other places according to the commentary.

    Chapter 22 · p. 525 · v. 111Hindi commentaryTraditional description

How it develops1

  • Vata in the abdomen is said to produce the very painful adhmana and pratyadhmana.

    Chapter 8 · p. 110 · v. 19Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • The patient is oleated and sweated and given suppositories (varti) made of various drugs and an excellent enema that kindles the digestive fire.

    Chapter 22 · p. 517 · v. 77Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 27 times on 17 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
Symptom
Categories
Digestive
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
17
Extraction tasks
T05, T24, T25
Record id
symptom_adhmana