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तस्य रूपाणि- दौर्बल्यारोचकाविपाकवर्चोमूत्रग्रहतमःप्रवेशपिपासाङ्गमर्दच्छर्दिमूर्च्छाङ्गसाद-कासश्वासमृदुज्वरानाहाग्निनाशकार्श्यास्यवैरस्यपर्वभेदकोष्ठवातशूलानि, अपि चोदरमरुणवर्णं विवर्णं वानीलहरितहारिद्रराजिमद्भवति; एवमेव यकृदपि दक्षिणपार्श्वस्थं कुर्यात्, तुल्यहेतुलिङ्गौषधत्वात्तस्य प्लीहजठर एवावरोधइति; एतत् प्लीहोदरमिति विद्यात् ||३८||

Patient suffers from progressive enlargement of the spleen. Initially the enlarged spleen is palpable as a hard mass identical to the oval metal ball used by blacksmiths. The surface of the spleen appears smooth similar to the dorsum of the tortoise. If left untreated the enlarging spleen encroach the whole abdomen including the abode of agni [37]. The symptoms of plihodara include debility, lack of taste in mouth, indigestion, constipation, retention of urine, darkness in front of the eyes, excessive thirst, body ache, vomiting, transient loss of consciousness, tiredness in the body parts, cough, dyspnea, mild fever, flatulence, loss of appetite, emaciation, abnormal taste in the mouth, pain in joint of the digits, abdominal pain due to morbid vata, abnormal pinkish coloration of the abdomen, discoloration of the abdominal wall and the abdominal wall shows bluish greenish yellowish linear stretch marks. In the similar manner the enlarged liver located at right flank(hypochondriac) region causes distention of the abdomen. As the etiology symptoms and treatment of enlarged liver is identical to the plihodara, yakritodara is included in the plihodara. This is regarded as plihodara [

english translation

tasya rUpANi- daurbalyArocakAvipAkavarcomUtragrahatamaHpravezapipAsAGgamardacchardimUrcchAGgasAda-kAsazvAsamRdujvarAnAhAgninAzakArzyAsyavairasyaparvabhedakoSThavAtazUlAni, api codaramaruNavarNaM vivarNaM vAnIlaharitahAridrarAjimadbhavati; evameva yakRdapi dakSiNapArzvasthaM kuryAt, tulyahetuliGgauSadhatvAttasya plIhajaThara evAvarodhaiti; etat plIhodaramiti vidyAt ||38||

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