Clinical Diagnosis in Ayurveda

Clinical Diagnosis in Ayurveda
Author: Vaidya Vasant Patil, Umesh K Sapra
Publisher: Atreya Ayurveda
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2014-05-11
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Intended Audience A guide for BAMS students, M.D. scholars, and Practitioners. This book will helps in deeper understanding of the principles of Diagnosis. Outstanding Features 1. Description of fundamentals of Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis. 2. Compilation of Sroto Pareeksha and Rogipareeksha 3. 108 Differential Diagnosis covering basic pathologies & disease pathologies 4. Internationally accepted Diagnostic criteria for >20 diseases 5. Normal values of Lab tests and their interpretation according to Ayurveda

Clinical Diagnosis in Ayurveda

Clinical Diagnosis in Ayurveda
Author: Vaidya Vasant Patil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2021-05-02
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A physician's job is to know the human body and its functions in terms of Prakritisthata (homeostasis). The four cornerstones of diagnostic medicine, each essential for understanding homeostasis, are: anatomy (the structure of the human body), physiology (functions of Dosha, Dhatu & Mala), pathology (what can go wrong with the anatomy and physiology) and psychology (thought and behavior). Once the doctor knows what is normal and can measure the patient's current condition against those norms, she or he can then determine the patient's particular departure from homeostasis and the degree of departure. This is called the diagnosis. Once a diagnosis has been reached, the doctor is able to propose a management plan, which will include treatment as well as plans for follow-up. From this point on, in addition to treating the patient's condition, the doctor educates the patient about the causes, progression, outcomes, and possible treatments of his ailments, as well as providing advice for maintaining health.In order to diagnose the disease on the basis of Ayurvedic principles, the physician should have to work very hard to know the subtle changes occurring inside the body due to the imbalance of Dosha. To become perfect in Ayurvedic diagnosis, the physician needs to understand Dosha Vikalpa (Dravyataha-Gunataha-Karmataha Vriddhi of Dosha), Dhatu Vaishamya (the quantum of vitiation, the status of Dhatu & Srotas), Agni Sthiti and nature of Ama. At the beginning, most of the students and practioners find it is very hard to diagnose a disease on the basis of Ayurvedic principles or if they diagnosed, still they may not feel satisfied. I think we have failed to taught & train the students to do Ayurvedic diagnosis. The method of diagnosis in Ayurveda mainly depends on the in-depth understanding of Dosha & Dooshya. The process of diagnosis begins when the patient consults the doctor and presents a set of complaints (the symptoms). If the patient is unconscious, this condition is the de facto complaint. The doctor then obtains further information from the patient himself (and from those who know him, if present) about the patient's symptoms, his previous state of health, living conditions, and so forth.

Ayurvedic Medicine for Westerners

Ayurvedic Medicine for Westerners
Author: Vaidya Atreya Smith
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-08-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781491043943

This textbook explains clearly the Ayurvedic understanding of pathology and how to diagnosis the different stages of disease in the body and mind. Based on the functional nature of Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology Ayurvedic pathology recognizes several steps before disease as we know it in the West manifests. Hence, a profound understanding of pathology allows Ayurveda to prevent disease before it becomes “disease”. Ayurveda is truly a preventive medicine when understood correctly. This book contains color photos to help students understand diagnosis better. Pulse and tongue diagnosis are clearly explained in a simple manner. There is also a special section on clinical psychology as per the Caraka Samhita. All the classical methods of understanding disease are explained in this textbook which is the result of the authors 27 years of practice.Perhaps the most important aspect of Ayurveda today is the rich variety of therapeutic approaches integrated in the system. Therapeutics in Ayurveda is not a hodgepodge of different therapies; rather it is a comprehensive vision of health and well-being supported by nature's abundant wealth of therapeutic substances. The fundamental vision of therapeutics is based on the functional vision of Ayurveda. This textbook explains in a clear, linear manner the two main approaches and many different categories of treatments available in Ayurvedic medicine, the basis of which is lifestyle therapies.“Pathology and Diagnosis in Ayurveda” by Vaidya Atreya Smith is Volume Two in a four volume series of textbooks for Western students of Ayurveda.

Secrets of the Pulse

Secrets of the Pulse
Author: Vasant Lad
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9788120820265

Thousands of years ago Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body as well as the mental and physical constititions of the individual. For the first time in the west this book presents this ancient are and provides a method by which anyone can learn to read his or her own pulse. Imbalances and potential disease states can be detected in their early stages, giving one the opportunity to correct them before they affect the quality of life. With practice and guidance, one can acquire the proficiency to use this knowledge to heal self and others. This book will give guidelines to think about various ways of feeling, reading and gathering information through the pulse. It is quite difficult to put subjective experience into words. It is an attempt to express these simple ways of feeling the pulse.

Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurvedic Medicine
Author: Sebastian Pole
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1848191138

This resource brings the unique theories and traditions of Ayurveda alive so that they are accessible to the complementary health practitioner of today. This book offers a clear, accessible and yet detailed guide to Ayurvedic herbalism. It encompasses a brief history of the growth of Ayurveda, a discussion of its fundamental principles, treatment strategies as well as the energetic approach of traditional Ayurvedic herbal pharmacy and pharmacology.

The Ayurvedic Practitioner - Unit 2: The Ayurvedic Diagnosis: Determination of the Basic Constitution of an Individual and Study of Its Imbalances. St

The Ayurvedic Practitioner - Unit 2: The Ayurvedic Diagnosis: Determination of the Basic Constitution of an Individual and Study of Its Imbalances. St
Author: Stephane Le Colas
Publisher: Ayurvedic Practitioner
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781980611202

After Unit 1, which allows a detailed understanding of the anatomy and physiology according to Ayurveda, Volume 2 focuses on describing how the practitioner makes his diagnosis. When we talk about diagnosis, we mean the notion of disease. This second volume explains exactly what the disease process is in Ayurveda. How it is born, how it develops ... This book allows to know how to determine the basic constitution of a person (Prakritti) as well as its imbalances (Vrikritti). What are the questions to ask? What to look after? How to take the pulse? What information is given by the tongue? This is what this book answers to, among others. Without wanting to replace a medical opinion, Unit 2 of the Ayurvedic Practitioner will give a particular opinion on health and on disease. Like Unit 1, this is a course material, without image, composed only of the essential information for a good practice of Ayurveda. No treatment is offered in this module. Chapters: 1. Constitutional Analysis of a Person How to define the basic Doshic constitution of a person (Prakritti), what are the different constitutions. 2. The Disease According to Ayurveda What is a disease according to Ayurveda, how it is born, how it progresses, how the Doshas are involved in the different clinical signs of a disease. The disease with and without the presence of toxins (Ama). 3. Diagnosis and Examination of the Sick Patient How to define the constitutional imbalance of a person (Vrikritti), how to analyze the informations provided by the pulse, the tongue and the abdomen.