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sarvAkRutiH sannipAtAcchotho vyAmishrahetujaH||15||

sarvAkRutiH sannipAtAcchotho vyAmishrahetujaH||15||

==== Specific features of ''vataja, paittika'' and ''kaphaja'' swellings ====

===== Specific features of ''vataja, paittika'' and ''kaphaja'' swellings =====

                                                                    

                                                                    

In the case of ''vataja'' swelling, affected body parts are swollen, and there is a feeling of numbness, pain, the swelling rebounds immediately after releasing pressure (pitting edema). It is reddish in color and subsides during night, by application of unctuous and hot massage. [9-10]

In the case of ''vataja'' swelling, affected body parts are swollen, and there is a feeling of numbness, pain, the swelling rebounds immediately after releasing pressure (pitting edema). It is reddish in color and subsides during night, by application of unctuous and hot massage. [9-10]

In ''kaphaja'' swelling, the patient has cold, immobile, itchy, and pale swelling that does not rebound after pressure (solid edema). These swellings do not bleed on cutting with a sharp weapon or ''kusha'' grass but instead ooze a slimy discharge. [13-14]

In ''kaphaja'' swelling, the patient has cold, immobile, itchy, and pale swelling that does not rebound after pressure (solid edema). These swellings do not bleed on cutting with a sharp weapon or ''kusha'' grass but instead ooze a slimy discharge. [13-14]

As mentioned earlier, there is a combination of causes and symptoms of two ''doshas'', called ''dwidoshaja''. A ''sannipataja'' swelling, on the other hand, combines the causes and symptoms of all the three ''doshas''. [15]  

As mentioned earlier, there is a combination of causes and symptoms of two ''doshas'', called ''dwidoshaja''. A ''sannipataja'' swelling, on the other hand, combines the causes and symptoms of all the three ''doshas''. [15]

==== Prognosis ====

==== Prognosis ====