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CHAPTER IX.
Now \vc shall discourse on the Nidanam of
Vidradhi (abscess etc.). I.
The blessed Dhanvantari, the honoured of the gods,
who for the promulgation of the knowledge of the
Ayurveda and for administering proper medicines
(to the sick), took his birth at Kasi, (Benares) as a
king, thus fully discoursed on the symptoms of Vidradhi
(abscess etc.) to his disciple, Sus'ruta. 2.
Definition and classification :—The
extremely deranged and aggravated Vayu, Pittam
and Kapham, resorting to the bone and vitiating
the Tvaka ( skin ), blood, flesh, and fat of a person
(with their own specific properties), gradually give
rise to a deep-seated, painful, round or extended
swelling which is called Vidradhi by the wise. The
disease admits of being divided into six types such as
the Vataj'a t>-pe, the Pittaja type, the Kaphaja t\'pe,
the Sannipatika type, the Kshataja type (traumatic),
and the Asrija i^which has its seat in the vitiated blood).
Now we shall describe their specific symptoms. 3-4,
The Vsttaja Type :—This abscess assumes a
black Or vermilion coKnir, is felt rough to the touch and
is characterised by a sort of excruciating pain. The
growth and suppuration of the abscess are brought
about in a variety of forms (owing to the variable
and irregular action of the deranged Vayu inolvcd in
these cases). 5.
The Pittaja Type :— This abscess assumes a
blackish }clIow colour or one like that of a ripe Audum-
vara fruit. It is attended with fever and a burning
sensation, and is of rapid growth and suppuration. 6.