Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c12.38.1

c12.38.1

Ailments similar to the first four gulmas fall partly under the conception of udara. Persons particularly suffering from weak digestion (*mandāgni*) are attacked by udara in which the saturated dosas penetrate between the skin and the flesh and severely blow up the belly as a result of unsuitable diet and other injurious causes. There are eight kinds of udara with the following signs: loss of appetite, sweet taste, oily and fat-containing food is slowly digested, one does not perceive whether the digestion is complete or not, does not endure oversaturation, the feet are swollen, the bladder ails, one becomes void of strength and breathes heavily even with small exertions, the faeces are retained, the belly is blown up even by light and sparing diet, veins appear on it and the wrinkles disappear and so on. Further common symptoms are: flatulence, inability to walk, feebleness, weak digestion, swelling of hands and feet, giddiness in limbs, constipation and retention of urine, heat, looseness and getting lean. 1-4. The special symptoms of the first three udaras which are derived from the dosas are distinguished chiefly (cf. gulma) by dark, yellow or white colour of the skin and veins on the belly. In the derangement of all dosas the patient becomes pale, lean and suffers from thirst. The derangement of all dosas can also be caused by poison or by an incantation of love consisting of food mixed with nails, hair, urine, faeces or menstrual blood of women. 5. plīhodara.