A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.90

v1.c23.90

Subjects discussed next are: the techniques of elongating the earlobes (pālīvardhana) (16.19–25);¹⁸¹ diseases of the earlobes (karṇapālyāmaya) caused by the doṣas, and their treatment (additional verses 1–5);¹⁸² a series of particular complications (upadrava) and their treatment;¹⁸³ the names of these complications are: utpāṭaka, utpuṭaka, śyāva (discoloration), sakaṇḍūka (itching), avamanthaka, kaṇḍūmant (severe itching), granthika (keloid), jambula, śrāvin (formation of a discharge), dāhavant (the occurrence of a burning sensation) (additional verses 6–19).