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Rajayakshma
Description
Rajayakshma is also known by the name of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(TB) and Koch's Infection named after Robert Koch; a German
scientist who did pioneering work in shedding light in tuberculosis.
Generally, aged people suffer from this disease.
In Charak Sanhita (A medical treatise in Hindu philosophy)
have great in-depth information about the syndrome of tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is one of the most fatal communicable diseases
that have resulted in widespread deaths across the world.
It is caused by bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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TB generally affects lungs, but other body parts such as brain,
kidneys and skeleton can also be infected by this disease. It
also infects the reproductive system of the body. Rajayakshma is
one of the few diseases that have infected animals too.
General Symptoms
- Constant Coughing.
- High fever.
- Untimely sweating.
- Chest pain.
- Oozing blood while coughing.
- Reduction in the body weight.
- Loss of energy.
- Decrease in appetite.
Symptoms According To Different Stages
- 1st Stage—TRIRUPA RAJYAKSHMA
- Pain in shoulder & Spin.
- Burning sensation.
- Fever.
- 2nd Stage—SHADARUPA RAJYAKSHMA
- Roughness in voice.
- Cough.
- Indigestion.
- 3rd Stage—EKADASH RUPA RAJYAKSHMA
- Headache.
- Fever.
- Pain.
- Verbal Croakiness.
- Fever.
General Facts
- Most of the people are affected by the sleepy form of TB. It's a situation when Mycobacterium has to face resistance from the immune system of the body. Patients suffering from AIDS infection have the high risk of being infected with Tuberculosis.
- A person having weak immune system is most likely to be affected by the active tuberculosis.
Treatment
The basic treatment of Rajayakshma involves the intake of
multiple drugs for particular number of months or even years
for the effective and complete cure of the disease.
The development and diagnosis of TB have improved manifolds
due to the arrival of the antibiotics medicines in its treatment.
In the cure of TB, all food stuff in the gastro-intestinal
region is transformed into malas (liquid). So, urine (stool)
in patient needs to be taken care of because at the time of
dehydration, a support must remain there in the body.
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The latest treatment of TB is such that it seeks to eliminate TB
bacilli. There are four antibiotics that are mostly taken during
treatment of TB:
- Isoniazid
- Rifampin
- Pyrazinamide
- Ethambutol
Synonyms
There are 4 known synonyms of the disease in Sanskrit language. They are Kshaya, Shosh, Rajayakshma and Rograt. The description of each of the synonyms is as follows:
- Kshaya
In this, there is a depletion of body tissues (dhatus) to such
a level that medicines used for treating this ailment get depleted.
TB at this stage becomes difficult to treat.
- Shosh
In this, there is attenuation and aeration in the tissues of the
body that ultimately leads to shrunken body.
- Rajayakshma
It is the head (king) all TB diseases.
- Rogprat
In this, tuberculosis is escorted by many symptoms and numerous
impediments.
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