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==Cause== | ==Cause== | ||
| + | * It is caused by the imbalance of vāta and imbalance of wetness. | ||
| + | * The leg is gravely affected by it. | ||
| + | * The paralyzing effect is felt immediately. | ||
| + | * The leg is aggrieved and the touch of cold is not felt. | ||
| + | * It shall be engrossed with the complications of the muscles. | ||
* Suśruta in Mahāvātavyādhi states that: <blockquote>"This disease is caused by the imbalance in Vāta, Pitta and śleṣma."</blockquote> | * Suśruta in Mahāvātavyādhi states that: <blockquote>"This disease is caused by the imbalance in Vāta, Pitta and śleṣma."</blockquote> | ||
* The Prāgrūpa mentions that:<blockquote>“It comprises of imbalance in attention and sleep. It also causes loss of taste.”</blockquote> | * The Prāgrūpa mentions that:<blockquote>“It comprises of imbalance in attention and sleep. It also causes loss of taste.”</blockquote> | ||
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==Cure== | ==Cure== | ||
| − | + | * The ūrustambha needs to be avoided with a comprehensive care and balance of Vāta, Pitta and śleṣma. | |
| + | * The cure of ūrustambha is stated in various texts. | ||
| + | * During this disease, the patient is advised to have neither too hot not too cold food with diligence. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:27, 29 November 2015
By M. A. Alwar
Sometimes transliterated as: Urustambha, Urustambha, UUrustambha
Ūrustambha is a kind of disease of the thighs.
Contents
Gender
Ūrustambha is a masculine form.
Origin
Ūrustambha can be split as “ūru + Stambh + Aṇ” which means “paralyses the thighs”.
Types
The ūrustambha is of four kinds, namely:
- Viprakṛṣṭa
- Sannikṛṣṭa
- Nidāna
- Saṃgra
Cause
- It is caused by the imbalance of vāta and imbalance of wetness.
- The leg is gravely affected by it.
- The paralyzing effect is felt immediately.
- The leg is aggrieved and the touch of cold is not felt.
- It shall be engrossed with the complications of the muscles.
- Suśruta in Mahāvātavyādhi states that:
"This disease is caused by the imbalance in Vāta, Pitta and śleṣma."
- The Prāgrūpa mentions that:
“It comprises of imbalance in attention and sleep. It also causes loss of taste.”
Symptoms
- Ūrustambha comprises of cold and hot watery content.
- It can be dry and wet at the same time.
- It shall be weary and non-weary.
- Although comprising of air, it shall still have paralyzing effects.
- It numbs the thighs thereby disabling it.
- It makes the thighs as hard as a pillar and paralyze them, hence it is called as ūrustambha.
- It makes the patient's thigh unresponsive.
- It may effect all the parts related to the legs.
Cure
- The ūrustambha needs to be avoided with a comprehensive care and balance of Vāta, Pitta and śleṣma.
- The cure of ūrustambha is stated in various texts.
- During this disease, the patient is advised to have neither too hot not too cold food with diligence.
References
- Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu