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Symptomलक्षण

Stiffness (stambha)

स्तंभ (जकड़न) · स्तम्भ

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: स्तम्भजाड्य
Hindi: स्तंभजकड़नअकड़न
English: Stiffnessstiffnessrigidity
Romanized: stambha

What the text says

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

Signs and symptoms2

Complete stiffness, much yawning and heavy breathing are among the signs of aggravated vāta.
Chapter 3 · p. 40 · v. 64Hindi commentaryTraditional description
Stiffness is also among the signs of aggravated kapha.
Chapter 3 · p. 41 · v. 66Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Treatment principle1

For a body made stiff and contracted by vata the text says a thick poultice is to be bound on.
Chapter 12 · p. 195 · v. 9Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 1 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 416Chapter 19… ्पन्न होते हैं तथा आँख, मल, मूत्रा पीले हो जाते हैं। गर्दन का बिल्कुल स्तंभ होती है अर्थात् इधर-उधर हिल नहीं सकती है। मूलकपुंडकविषजन्यलक्षण मूलके …

All references

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

Quick facts

Content type: Symptom
Categories: Joints and muscles
Source pages with records: 3
Pages naming it: 1
Chapters: Chapter 3 Chapter 12
Extraction tasks: T02, T10
Record id: symptom_stambha