Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c13.32

c13.32

§ 72. Growths, Tumours, Scrofulous Tumours, Goitre :— The granthi and arbuda mentioned in § 71 are besides spoken of mostly in conjunction with scrofulous and other swellings. According to AS, AHr granthi " growth " is a round and big tumour. If fleshy, it is glittering, big, hard. If fatty, it is wet, movable and lets out tough, copper-coloured, white or black fat ( lipoma ?). If bony, it is caused by fracture of bone, and is deep or superficial. If vascular, it is free from twitching and pains. If caused by a wound it is connected with heat and itching. Granthis that are big hard, movable and occur in a major part, in throat or in bowels, are incurable.