IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES IN AYURVEDA AND MODERN SCIENCE: A REVIEW
Abstract
Ayurveda the traditional modality of Indian medicine emphasizes many aspects related to the disease prevention and treatment, in this regards Ayurveda mentioned that disease diagnosis is first stage of disease management. Therefore diagnosis of disease is one of the prime concerns of medical physician since proper diagnosis play vital role in disease management. Diagnosis helps to identify root cause of disease, the elimination of root cause of disease required to acquire permanent relief from pathological conditions. Ayurveda mainly believe to identify and avoid causative factors of disease since internal or external factors causes imbalance of Doshas which results disease conditions. Ayurveda suggested that causative factors, sign, symptoms and pathological progression of diseases help to ascertain Dosha vitiation thus treatment can be planed accordingly. Considering this aspect present article deals with modern and conventional approaches of disease diagnosis and their clinical importance.
Key-Words: Ayurveda, Diagnosis, Nidan, DiseasesReferences
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