[Three types of vidradhi] All types of abscesses are very painful. Besides pain, the following symptoms may occur depending upon the dosha. 1. Vataja vidradhi: A vata type of an abscess is marked by a sensation of piercing or cutting pain. It can spread all over the body and exhibits various other symptoms such as giddiness, distension of abdomen, gurgling sound and throbbing.
जृम्भोत्क्लेशारुचिस्तम्भशीतकैः श्लैष्मिकीं विदुः| सर्वासु च महच्छूलं विद्रधीषूपजायते ||९७||
2. Pittaja vidradhi: Thirst, burning pain, stupefaction, intoxication and fever are the symptoms of pittaja vidradhi. 3. Kaphaja vidradhi: Yawning, retching, anorexia, rigidity and chills are the symptoms of kapha type of vidradhi
[Symptoms of ripened abscess] On ripening of the abscess, the patient feels pain as if cut by a weapon or as if burnt by coal or as if stung by a scorpion
[Pus discharge according to type of abscess] 1. In vata type of abscess, the discharge is thin, ununctuous, dusky-red and frothy. 2. In pitta type of abscess, the discharge resembles decocted water of sesame, black-gram or horse-gram.
3. In kapha type of abscess, the colour of the discharge is whitish, slimy, thick and profuse. 4. In sannipata type of vidradhi , a mix of symptoms of all the three dosha type can be found in the abscess.