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Charak Samhita

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यस्य श्लेष्मा प्रकुपितो गलबाह्येऽवतिष्ठते। शनैः सञ्जनयेच्छोफं गलगण्डोऽस्य जायते ॥२१॥

Galaganda: A swelling that is caused when a vitiated kapha affects the throat from the outside, and gradually produces swelling , is called galaganda (goitre).

english translation

यस्य श्लेष्मा प्रकुपितस्तिष्ठत्यन्तर्गले स्थिरः। आशु सञ्जनयेच्छोफं जायतेऽस्य गलग्रहः ॥२२॥

Galagraha: When the vitiated kapha, firmly located inside the throat causes swelling suddenly, it causes galagraha (pharyingitis).

english translation

यस्य पित्तं प्रकुपितं सरक्तं त्वचि सर्पति। शोफं सरागं जनयेद्विसर्पस्तस्य जायते ॥२३॥

Visarpa: When a vitiated pitta (with rakta, or blood) spreads through the skin, it causes swelling with redness.Such a swelling is called visarpa i.e. erysipelas.

english translation

यस्य पित्तं प्रकुपितं त्वचि रक्तेऽवतिष्ठते। शोथं सरागं जनयेत् पिडका तस्य जायते ॥२४॥

Pidika: When the vitiated pitta is located within the skin and rakta, swelling and redness appears causing pidika i.e. boils or pustules.

english translation

यस्य प्रकुपितं पित्तं शोणितं प्राप्य शुष्यति। तिलका पिप्लवो व्यङ्गा नीलिका तस्य जायते ॥२५॥

[Tilaka-pipplava-vyanga-neelika] When the vitiated pitta goes into rakta and gets absorbed in it (i.e., within the blood), it causes tilaka (moles), piplu (port-wine marks), vyanga (blemish/spots), or nilika (blue-black moles).

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