Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c11.50

c11.50

The female diseases kanda and somaroga are met with only in later works ( MN 416; Vang 456; Bhāv 2.4.171 f.; 174 ). Kanda ( lump, according to Dutt prolapse of womb ) is a purulent and bloody tumour of the form of a fruit of the bread fruit tree ( i. e. ball-like ) in the female genitals. The treatment consists of filling the yoni with certain medicines mixed with honey. Causes of the disease are sleep by day, sudden anger, over-exertion, excessive sexual intercourse and and wounds by nail, teeth’ or otherwise. The disease somaroga is a kind of diabetes of women connected with the want of appetite, dry mouth and dry palate, fainting fit etc.