Varthma Rogas, Diseases of Eye lids, Shalakya Tantra
VARTHMA ROGAS (Diseases of eye lids) NIDANA : Vitiated vatadi doshas individually or togetherly localise in the vessels of varthma, vitiates twak, raktha, mamsa and medas and causes different types of diseases in the eye lids: 1) Varthma rogas according to Sushruth are 21 2) Varthma rogas according to Vagbhata are 24 Sushrutha -21 1) Uthsangini 2) Kumbheeka 3) Pothaki 4) Vartma sharkara 5) Arsho varthma 6) Shushkarsha 7) Anjana namika 8) Bahala varthma 9) Varthmaavabandha 10) Varthma Kardama 11) Klistra varthma 12) Shyava Varthma 13) Praklinna varthma 14) Aklinna varthma 15) Vata hatha varthma 16) Varthma arbuda 17) Nimesha 18) Shonitarsha 19) Lagana 20) Bisa varthma 21) Pakshma kopa. Vagbhata -24 diseases : Among 24, 15 are as like Sushruta’s diseases, they are Serial numbers 1,2,3,4, (called it as Sikatha varthma), 5 (called it as varthmarsha), 7.8. 10. 12. 15. 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 (Pakshmoparoda). The Extra 9 diseases are : 1) Alaji 2) ...