By M. A. Alwar
Irivellikā is a disease caused by an affliction born of a boil in the head.
Gender[edit]
Irivellikā is a feminine form.
Perspective from the Rishis[edit]
Nidānam[edit]
“In the head a round boil with severe pain and severe fever caused by all the three doshas and having the symptoms of all the three doshas is called as irivellikā.”
Vāgbhaṭa[edit]
“Irivellika is a round boil above the neck region with the symptoms of all the three doshas.”
Cure[edit]
As per Bhāvaprakāśa[edit]
“A doctor should treat irivellikā by the same procedure that has been stated for treatment of paittika (a bilious disease) and visarpa (a dry, spreading itchy disease).
As per vaidyakacakrapāṅisaṁgraha[edit]
“Irivellikā, also known as gandha, should be treated like a bilious visarpa”.
References[edit]
- Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu