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DISEASES MENTIONED IN THE NC.
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different diseases but sometimes these are used as a combined term ďahajara' meaning thereby inflama
tion accompanied with fever, i. e. typhoid fever. (viii) Ganda : Ganda2 was a common term for boils or
pustules during their unsuppurated stage. The ganda appearing on feet were known as mahula. 4 Massaging with oil particularly with the mŢgadantika oil ( lawsonice inermis ) was thought to be beneficial in such
cases, 5 (ix) Gan lamala or gan ļi ( Scrofula ): Gan lamāla or gandi
was same as scrofula or the disease of tubercle glands. It was called so as it spread around the neck of the
patient.? (x) Gila siņi: Gila siņi is mentioned as a toga along with the
ganlamala, slīpada and sūnija. It may be same as.
over-appetite. (xi) zaloyara ( See Dagodara ). (xii) Kasa ( Cough ): Kasa is mentioned as a vyādhi or
atanka which seriously affected the victim.. According to Caraka, ka sa is derived from the root kas meaning
1. Ibid. 2. NO. 2, pp. 90, 214, 215. 3. Ganda is called as a type of pidaka in the NC. According to Suśruta.
(Nidānasthāna, 4.3), a pustulo was called as pidaka in its unsuppu--
rated stage. 4. qi jË AGMT Huua—NC. 2, p. 90. 5. NO. 2, p. 213. 6. JITĦRTIFACT THEM TISASİY—NC. 3, p. 529. 7. Toget fa te, N = TEATING. 2, p. 215. 8. NO. 3, p. 529; Bịh. V. 2, p. 322. 9. LAI., p. 180. The word grāsnu used by Panini (111. 2. 139 ) is explai
ned by Agrawala as one suffering from the debiliating effects of a discase, the convalescent ( India as known to Panini, p. 123 ) from
which also the word gilasini may be derived. 10. NO. 3, p. 529.
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