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Charak Samhita

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यस्तु पादाभिनिर्वृत्तः शोथः सर्वाङ्गगो भवेत्। जन्तोः स च सुकष्टः स्यात् प्रसृतः स्त्रीमुखाच्च यः ॥१६॥

[Prognosis] A swelling that starts from the feet and spreads all over the body and which starts from the face in women can only be cured with difficulty.

english translation

यश्चापि गुह्यप्रभवः स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा। स च कष्टतमो ज्ञेयो यस्य च स्युरुपद्रवाः ॥१७॥

In men or women, swellings that emanate from the genitalia, as well as all complicated variants of edema are mostly difficult to cure.

english translation

छर्दिः श्वासोऽरुचिस्तृष्णा ज्वरोऽतीसार एव च। सप्तकोऽयं सदौर्बल्यः शोफोपद्रवसङ्ग्रहः ॥१८॥

[Complications of shotha] Vomiting, breathlessness, anorexia, excessive thirst, pyrexia, diarrhea and weakness - these are seven complications of shotha.

english translation

यस्य श्लेष्मा प्रकुपितो जिह्वामूलेऽवतिष्ठते। आशु सञ्जनयेच्छोथं जायतेऽस्योपजिह्विका ॥१९॥

[Different types of swelling at specific sites] Upajivhika: When the vitiated kapha emanates or begins from the root of the tongue and causes swelling suddenly, is called upajivhika (ranula or hypertrophied solitary lingual papilla).

english translation

यस्य श्लेष्मा प्रकुपितः काकले व्यवतिष्ठते। आशु सञ्जनयेच्छोफं करोति गलशुण्डिकाम् ॥२०॥

Galashundika: The vitiated kapha inhabits at uvula and produces swelling suddenly, that is called Galashundika(uvulitis).

english translation