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When the vitiated ''pitta'' goes into ''rakta'' and gets absorbed in it (i.e., within the blood), it causes ''tilaka'' (moles), ''piplu'' (port-wine marks), ''vyanga'' (blemish/spots), or ''nilika'' (blue-black moles). [25]
When the vitiated ''pitta'' goes into ''rakta'' and gets absorbed in it (i.e., within the blood), it causes ''tilaka'' (moles), ''piplu'' (port-wine marks), ''vyanga'' (blemish/spots), or ''nilika'' (blue-black moles). [25]
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==== ''Shankhaka'' ====
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==== [[Shankhaka]] ====
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When a vitiated ''pitta'' inhabits the temporal regions of the head, severe and fatal swellings known as ''shankhaka'' (saggital sinus thrombosis/ intracranial growth/ temporal arteritis) are caused. [26]
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When a vitiated [[pitta]] inhabits the temporal regions of the head, severe and fatal swellings known as [[shankhaka]] (saggital sinus thrombosis/ intracranial growth/ temporal arteritis) are caused. [26]
==== ''Karnamulika shotha'' (swelling at base of ears) ====
==== ''Karnamulika shotha'' (swelling at base of ears) ====