Chapter 6.12: Edema Treatment (Shvayathu Chikitsa / श्वयथुचिकित्सा)

This chapter on Shvayathu Chikitsa (treatment of swelling) follows the chapter on kshata-kshina because in both the diseases vital organs are involved. Charaka defines shvayathu as bulging (utsedha) from the skin and this chapter mainly deals with the management of various types of general swellings and local swellings such as pidika (papules and pustules), nodules (including gandhamala), large swellings like galaganda (goiter), tumor etc are also described. Chapter 18th of Sutra Sthana deals w

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata