Review on nidana panchaka of upadamsha

Summary of article contents:

Upadamsha is the disease affecting genitals, characterized by the lesions in the penis. The spectrum includes venereal disease mentioned in modern literature. Upadamsha has its own distinct causative factors and clinical features. Upadamsha as understood is transmitted by sexual contact with the affected person, but besides this other causative factors can be found in the classics. The external trauma to the genitals by teeth, nails and through improper sexual contact like having sexual contact with woman with too narrow vaginal opening or who has not been sexually active for long has been highlighted as causative factors. Hygiene of the genitals also play important role in upadamsha. Depending upon characteristics of the lesions upadamsha has been classified into five types. Thus an attempt is made to understand nidana panchaka of upadamsha with the information collected from Sushruta Samhita, Madhava Nidana, Yogaratnakara, Bhavaprakasha and Sharangadhara
Samhita along with commentary for these classical Ayurveda texts.