Empirical Study of Specific Clinical Protocol...

Empirical Study of Specific Clinical Protocols under Panchanidana of Ayurveda

Author Name : Dr. Archana Kumari Rai, Dr. Rupesh Kumar Singh, Dr. Amerendra Kumar Singh

ABSTRACT

Nidana Panchaka is one of the most important step towards treatment protocols or health management or disease of a person in Ayurveda. It involves the most important methods to diagnose the disease along with aetiopathological assessment and prognosis of the disease. It includes five major prospective called as Nidana (etiological factors), Purvaroopa (primordial symptoms), Roopa (signs and symptoms), Upashaya (like and dislike) and Samprati (etiopathogensis) which accordingly make an important aspect along treatment protocols in all medical sciences. As per Ayurveda it involves the identification of aetiopathology of diseases fallowed by their specific management, so its proper diagnosis is very essential. That is why a physician should need diagnose the disease first and then select the proper medicine. There are various factors can affect health such as; diet, life style and some external factors. Since, Ayurveda treats according to the Prakriti of an individual thus proper diagnosis required for the accurate suggestion of medicine intake. A physician who initiates treatment without proper diagnosis of the disease can accomplish the desired object only by chance. The fact that he is well-acquainted with the knowledge of application of medicine does not necessarily guarantee his success. In the similar line there are also other diagnostic techniques are rises which are used for the assessment of aetiopathological strategy of the disease like Ashtavidha Pareeksha, Dashavidha Pareeksha, Chaturvidha Pareeksha.

Key words: Nidana, Purvaroopa, Roopa, Upashaya, Samprapti