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→Specific features of vataja, paittika and kaphaja swellings
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sarvAkRutiH sannipAtAcchotho vyAmishrahetujaH||15||
sarvAkRutiH sannipAtAcchotho vyAmishrahetujaH||15||
−==== Specific features of ''vataja, paittika'' and ''kaphaja'' swellings ====
+===== Specific features of ''vataja, paittika'' and ''kaphaja'' swellings =====
In the case of ''vataja'' swelling, affected body parts are swollen, and there is a feeling of numbness, pain, the swelling rebounds immediately after releasing pressure (pitting edema). It is reddish in color and subsides during night, by application of unctuous and hot massage. [9-10]
In the case of ''vataja'' swelling, affected body parts are swollen, and there is a feeling of numbness, pain, the swelling rebounds immediately after releasing pressure (pitting edema). It is reddish in color and subsides during night, by application of unctuous and hot massage. [9-10]
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In ''kaphaja'' swelling, the patient has cold, immobile, itchy, and pale swelling that does not rebound after pressure (solid edema). These swellings do not bleed on cutting with a sharp weapon or ''kusha'' grass but instead ooze a slimy discharge. [13-14]
In ''kaphaja'' swelling, the patient has cold, immobile, itchy, and pale swelling that does not rebound after pressure (solid edema). These swellings do not bleed on cutting with a sharp weapon or ''kusha'' grass but instead ooze a slimy discharge. [13-14]
−As mentioned earlier, there is a combination of causes and symptoms of two ''doshas'', called ''dwidoshaja''. A ''sannipataja'' swelling, on the other hand, combines the causes and symptoms of all the three ''doshas''. [15]
+As mentioned earlier, there is a combination of causes and symptoms of two ''doshas'', called ''dwidoshaja''. A ''sannipataja'' swelling, on the other hand, combines the causes and symptoms of all the three ''doshas''. [15]
==== Prognosis ====
==== Prognosis ====