Question

In Ayurveda the disease vishuchika refers to
A. Cholera
B. Smallpox
C. Diphtheria
D. Chicken pox

Answer 1

Hint:- Vishuchika in which the pain in the body parts produced by the pricking of needles through the severe indigestion (ajirna) produced by the aggravated biological air and called as the clinical condition. It is a type of amapradoshaja and Alaska type of disease, and Acharya Chakras divided into two classes Alaska (intestinal torpor) and Vishuchika (acute alimentary irritation. The biological humor though the both lower and upper passage caused the over affection of the ama condition found in the Vishuchika.

Complete Answer:- The sign and symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract such as diarrhea and vomiting correlated with the Vishuchika. In the Ayurveda system of medicine and ancient Ayurveda book disease vishu chika is the expulsion of the undigested food via rectum and mouth. There are three types of major indigestion commonly known as the “ajirna”, “vishtabdhajirna” that present as the colic abdominal or flatulence, constipation and caused by the vitiation of the vata. In the second type “vidagdha irna” symptoms fainting, burning sensation, thirst, and sour bleaching and obtained from the vitiation of the pitta. And the third type “amajeerna” showing symptoms such as nausea, heaviness in the body, swelling, and excess amount of salivation and caused by the vitiation of the kappa.

Therefore the correct option is (A).

Note:- The pathogenesis of Vishu Chika biological humaours affect the undigested food and combination of obstructs part of the stomach rapidly moves through upward to downward track and involvement of the biological humaours that produced by Vishuchika such as vata, pitta and kappa. Coma (visamangata), anuria (mutraghata), Arati (restless), kampa (shivering), nidranash (loss of sleep).