Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c12.47

c12.47

§ 57. Urinary Stone :— A bladder-stone ( aśmarī ), similar to the formation of bile-stone in cattle ( rocana ) is caused when the vāta dries up the urine contained in the bladder along with sperm, bile or phlegm. The signs are : tympanic pain and painfulness of the bladder, severe pain in all neighbouring parts of the body like testicles and urethra, the urine smells like that of goat's urine, there is loss of appetite, fever and exhaustion. After the formation of stone,