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! rowspan="2"| Layers | ! rowspan="2"| Layers | ||
! rowspan="1"| Thickness | ! rowspan="1"| Thickness | ||
! rowspan="1"| Modern comparable equivalence* | ! rowspan="1"| Modern comparable equivalence** | ||
! rowspan="1"| Skin | ! rowspan="1"| Skin | ||
! rowspan="1"| Reflection of disease | ! rowspan="1"| Reflection of disease | ||
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! in vrihi – size of rice/ barley Seed || Probable equivalence || Layer || | ! in vrihi* – size of rice/ barley Seed || Probable equivalence || Layer || | ||
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| 1 || Avabhasini || 1/18 || stratum corneum || Epidermis || sidhma, padmini, kantaka | | 1 || Avabhasini || 1/18 || stratum corneum || Epidermis || sidhma, padmini, kantaka | ||
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*1 vrihi measurement = 0.5 to 1.5 mm | |||
*we have correlated the relative terms in modern dermatology that are selected by considering the origin of the disease and thickness of layer explained in [[Ayurveda]]. | **we have correlated the relative terms in modern dermatology that are selected by considering the origin of the disease and thickness of layer explained in [[Ayurveda]]. | ||
=== Dosha specific variation in kushtha === | === Dosha specific variation in kushtha === | ||