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Symptom
Discolouration (vaivarnya)
वैवर्ण्य (रंग बदलना) · वैवर्ण्य
The body suddenly turning dark (and weak), with the face becoming round like a lotus and an indragopa-like mark appearing on the cheek, is listed as a sign that the person lives only seven…
Condition
Visuchika (acute gastroenteritis)
विसूचिका (हैजा) · विसूचिका
Vishuchika, glossed as cholera (haija) by the commentary, follows indigestion and shows vomiting, thirst, giddiness, colic, fainting, diarrhoea, trembling, yawning, burning, discolouration…
Topic
Benefits of massage with oil and with ghee
तेल और घी की मालिश के गुण · तैलघृताभ्यंग गुण
Massage with oil is said to destroy kapha and vata, and massage with ghee pitta and blood disorders (the commentary: raktapitta). Entering through the hair pores, it is said to soothe the…
Topic
Benefits of rubbing the body with paste (udvartana)
उद्वर्तन (उबटन) के गुण · उद्वर्तन गुण
Rubbing the body with paste (udvartana, ubtan) is called always good in skin discolouration, kapha and fat disorders, itching, emaciation of the body, affliction by vata and raktapitta.
Procedure
Massage with oil and with ghee
तैल-घृत अभ्यंग
Massage with oil is said to destroy kapha and vata, and massage with ghee pitta and blood disorders (the commentary: raktapitta). Entering through the hair pores, it is said to nourish (the…
Procedure
Rubbing the body with paste (udvartana)
उद्वर्तन
Rubbing the body with paste is called always good when there is skin discolouration, a kapha or fat disorder, itching, emaciation, affliction by vata, or raktapitta. Rubbing with a paste of…
Topic
Signs of skin burning and flesh burning
त्वग्दग्ध और मांसदग्ध के लक्षण · त्वग्दग्ध, मांस दग्ध लक्षण
Cautery confined to the skin shows discolouration, many blisters, contraction of the skin, intense burning, much bad smell and great heat; cautery reaching the flesh shows slight pain and…
Topic
Signs of the four kinds of burns
चार प्रकार के दग्ध के लक्षण · स्पृष्ट, सम्यग्दग्ध, दुर्दग्ध, अतिदग्ध का लक्षण
A touched burn is badly discoloured and very hot; an even burn is black like sesame, hot and not deep; a bad burn raises many blisters, causes fierce burning pain and settles slowly; an…
Topic
Signs of vishuchika
विषूचिका के लक्षण · विषूचिका लक्षण
Vishuchika (cholera, per the commentary) shows vomiting, thirst, giddiness, colic, udveshtana (a feeling of being wrapped in wet cloth), fainting, diarrhoea, trembling, yawning, burning,…
Question
What are the three stages of an inflammatory swelling, and how is each treated?
व्रणशोथ की तीन अवस्थाएँ कौन सी हैं, और प्रत्येक की चिकित्सा कैसे की जाती है?
Unripe (ama): hard, slightly painful, of healthy skin colour, slightly warm and cold; it is calmed with dosha-pacifying pastes. Burning (vidagdha): severe pain, great heat, discolouration,…