Ageusia

[Smith, Frederick M]

Also:

arasajJataa

Caraka (Suutrasthaana)

1.28.8: tatra rasaadiSu sthaaneSu prakupitaanaaM doSaaNaaM yasmin sthaane ye ye vyaadhayaH saMbhavanti taaMstaan yathaavad anuvyaakhyaasyaamaH //
1.28.9: azraddhaa caaruciz caasyavairasyam arasajJataa / hRllaaso gauravaM tandraa saaGgamardo jvarastamaH //

Regards,
Fred Smith

On 5/27/09 4:17 AM, "G.J. Meulenbeld" <meulnbld at XS4ALL.NL> wrote:

Dear colleague,

Ageusia as a distinct syndrome is found in a late ayurvedic text, the
Nigha.n.turatnaakara, compiled by Vi.s.nu Vaasudeva Go.dbole and his
associates (see on this text my "History of Indian medical literature", IIA,
365--368), bhaag duusraa 401:

bhu~njaanasya narasyaanna.m madhuraprabh.rtiin rasaan /

rasanaa yan na jaanaati rasaaj~naana.m tad ucyate //

Verses on its treatment follow.

The same verse on  rasaaj~naana, is also found in Vallabhendra's
Vaidyacintaama.ni, a text of uncertain date but much earlier (see again IIA,
481--489), chapter 10,  p.171 .

I hope this will help,

best wishes,

Jan Meulenbeld

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Hodge" <s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.PLUS.COM>
To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:06 AM
Subject: Ageusia


> Dear all,
>
> Does anybody familiar with Ayurvedic material know if there is a Sanskrit
> term for "aguesia" ~ the inability to taste ?
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge