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Astanga Hrudaya

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पित्तलाया नृसंवासे क्षवथूद्गारधारणात् । इत्तयुक्तेन मरुता योनिर्भवति दूषिता ॥ ४६ ॥

The woman belonging to pitta constitution, who suppresses the urges of sneezing and belching during copulation, goes in for aggravation of Vata along with Pitta, which together vitiate the vagina,

english translation

शूना स्पर्शासहा सार्तिर्नीलपीतास्रवाहिनी । बस्तिकुक्षिगुरुत्वातीसारारोचककारिणी ॥ ४७ ॥

which becomes swollen, intolerant to touch, painful, exuding blue and yellow blood, associated with feeling of heaviness of the urinary bladder and abdomen, diarrhoea, loss of taste/appetite,

english translation

श्रोणिवङ्क्षणरुक्तोदज्वरकृत्सा परिप्लुता । वातश्लेष्मामयव्याप्ता श्वेतपिच्छिलवाहिनी ॥ ४८ ॥

pain in the waist, groin, pricking pain and fever. This disease is Paripluta. This having the features of increase of Vata and Kapha, exudes blood which is white and slimy,

english translation

उपप्लुता स्मृता योनिर्विप्लुताख्या त्वधावनात् । सञ्जातजन्तुः कण्डूला कण्ड्वा चातिरतिप्रिया ॥ ४९॥

this is Upapluta yoni. Vipluta is due to not washing the vagina (clearing again), gives rise to growth of worms (bacteria etc.) and itching, because of itching the woman desires copulation often.

english translation

अकालवाहनाद्वायुः श्लेष्मरक्तविमूर्छितः । कर्णिकां जनयेद्योनौ रजोमार्गनिरोधिनीम् ॥ ५० ॥

By premature initiation of the urges, Vata getting aggravated along with Kapha and blood produces Karnika (sprouts of muscles) of vagina, obstructing the channel of the menstrual blood.

english translation