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Charak Samhita

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सगौरवं स्यादनवस्थितत्वं सोत्सेधमुष्माऽथ सिरातनुत्वम्। सलोमहर्षाऽङ्गविवर्णता च सामान्यलिङ्गं श्वयथोः प्रदिष्टम् ॥११॥

[General symptoms of swelling] Heaviness, movability, bulging, heat, thinning of the vessels, horripilation and discoloration of the affected skin are the general signs and symptoms of edema

english translation

चलस्तनुत्वक्परुषोऽरुणोऽसितः प्रसुप्तिहर्षार्तियुतोऽनिमित्ततः। प्रशाम्यति प्रोन्नमति प्रपीडितो दिवाबली च श्वयथुः समीरणात् ॥१२॥

[Symptoms of vataja dominant edema/swelling] Skin of the effected part in vata dominant swelling becomes thin and rough and dry (parusha), dusky-brown colored with horripilation and feeling of numbness and discomfort. The swelling is moveable and pitting on pressure but it attains normal position immediately, increases during the day time and often subsides without appreciable reason

english translation

मृदुः सगन्धोऽसितपीतरागवान् भ्रमज्वरस्वेदतृषामदान्वितः। य उष्यते स्पर्शरुगक्षिरागकृत् [१] स पित्तशोथो भृशदाहपाकवान् ॥१३॥

[Symptoms of pitta dominant swelling (inflammation)] The pitta-dominant swelling is soft, painful to touch, with specific odor and blackish, yellow or red colored skin and has tendency of turning to abscess. It is accompanied with excessive burning sensation, fever, perspiration, giddiness, thirst, redness in eyes and intoxication

english translation

गुरुः स्थिरः पाण्डुररोचकान्वितः प्रसेकनिद्रावमिवह्निमान्द्यकृत्। स कृच्छ्रजन्मप्रशमो निपीडितो न चोन्नमेद्रात्रिबली कफात्मकः ॥१४॥

[Symptoms of kapha-dominant edema] Kapha-dominant swelling is heavy and firm/immovable. It is associated with anemia, anorexia, low digestion, water-brash, vomiting and sleepiness. It appears and disappears very slowly and on pressing it takes long time to attain its normal position and increases at the night time

english translation

कृशस्य रोगैरबलस्य यो भवेदुपद्रवैर्वा वमिपूर्वकैर्युतः। स हन्ति मर्मानुगतोऽथ राजिमान् परिस्रवेद्धीनबलस्य सर्वगः ॥१५॥

[Symptoms of bad prognostic of edema] The edema/swelling of the patient, whose body is emaciated and weakened by a disease or is debilitated, or having complications or associated with vomiting, involving vital organs or whole body or spread with prominent vessels or in which profuse discharge oozes out, leads to death

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