Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c13.36

c13.36

Connected with *gaṇḍamālā* is *galagaṇḍa* "throat-tumour", i.e. goitre which frequently occurs in Terai even at present¹. A big or small tumour that hangs from the neck like testicles is called *galagaṇḍa*. If fatty, the goitre is smooth, heavy, whitish, bad smelling, itching and scarcely aching, hangs down like a cucumber with small root, diminishes or grows just like the body, the mouth glitters, the voice is reserved. The ailment is incurable if the patient breathes with difficulty, the place is soft, the goitre is already an year old, the patient is exhausted and is hoarse (Su, MN). In AS, AHr elephantiasis and fistula are added here in place of goitre.