Pooti Karna is a Chronic Disease caused by vitiated Kapha and Pitta dosha with its characteristic features of profuse thick Pooti (foul odor), puya (pus) discharge from the ear with or without pain. In Ayurvedic literature the karna is the seat of shravanendriya, the functional aspect of hearing. Karna are two in number as pointed by the word. karnou. used in plural form. They are related with sabdavahastrotas and nadis. According to Sushruta, the srotas are of two types, one in antahmukha or introverted and other is bahirmukha or extraverted. Karna is the one among the bahirmukhab srotas. Pootikarna is a disease mentioned by Acharya Sushruta in the chapter of karnarogavigyaniya. Acharya Sushruta has counted Pootikarna as a disease entity under 28 karnarogas. due to vitiation of different dosha Pootikarna is one among the 28 diseases of the karna rogas mentioned in our classics. The term Pootikarna is self-explanatory which means discharge from the ear. Classical feature of Pootikarna is puyasrava which refers to foul smelling discharge with pain or without pain which can be considered as mucopurulent and purulent discharge can be compared to chronic suppurative otitis media.
Sushrutha Samhita, Pootikarna, Nirgundipatra Swaras Taila, and Chronic Suppurative Otisis Media
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