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→Layers of skin
! rowspan="2"| Layers
! rowspan="2"| Layers
! rowspan="1"| Thickness
! rowspan="1"| Thickness
! rowspan="1"| Modern comparable equivalence*
! rowspan="1"| Modern comparable equivalence**
! rowspan="1"| Skin
! rowspan="1"| Skin
! rowspan="1"| Reflection of disease
! rowspan="1"| Reflection of disease
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! in vrihi – size of rice/ barley Seed || Probable equivalence || Layer ||
! in vrihi* – size of rice/ barley Seed || Probable equivalence || Layer ||
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| 1 || Avabhasini || 1/18 || stratum corneum || Epidermis || sidhma, padmini, kantaka
| 1 || Avabhasini || 1/18 || stratum corneum || Epidermis || sidhma, padmini, kantaka
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*1 vrihi measurement = 0.5 to 1.5 mm
*we have correlated the relative terms in modern dermatology that are selected by considering the origin of the disease and thickness of layer explained in [[Ayurveda]].
**we have correlated the relative terms in modern dermatology that are selected by considering the origin of the disease and thickness of layer explained in [[Ayurveda]].
=== Dosha specific variation in kushtha ===
=== Dosha specific variation in kushtha ===