A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.164

v1.c13.164

The general aetiology of pratiśyāya (nasal catarrh)734 is discussed, followed by the symptoms of the types caused by vāta, pitta and kapha; when all the three doṣas are involved, it is called pīnasa (26.104–107ab).735 Aggravation of the disease, due to unwholesome diet and neglect, converts it into duṣṭapratiśyāya,736 which may lead to the following diseases: kṣavathu (sneezing), nāsāṣoṣa (dryness of the nose),737 pratīnāha (nasal obstruction), parisrava (purulent rhinitis), ghrāṇapūtitva (a foul smell from the nose),738 apīnasa,739 (nāsā)pāka (inflammation of the nose),740 (nāsā)śotha (swelling of the nose), (nāsā-)arbuda (growths in the nose), pūyarakta (purulent and sanguinodent rhinitis), arūṃṣi (boils),741 diseases of the head, ears and eyes, khālitya (alopecia),742 conditions making the hair brown (haribhāva) or tawny (arjunabhāva), tṛṣ (thirst), śvāsa (shortness of breath), kāsā (cough), jvara (fever), raktapitta (haemorrhagic disorders), vaisvarya (disorders of the voice),743 and śoṣa (desiccation) (26.107cd–109);744 these diseases, from duṣṭapratiśyāya up to arūṃṣi, are described (26.110–117ab);745 a nasal disease called dīpta, which makes the nose flamingly red (pradīpta), is added to the list (26.117cd).