The document discusses diagnostic principles and tools in Ayurveda. It explains that diagnosis in Ayurveda is based on identifying the cause, signs and symptoms of a disease through examination of the disease itself and the patient. Some key Ayurvedic diagnostic tools and examinations mentioned include Dashavidha Parikshya, Astavidha Parikshya and Panchendriya Parikshya. The document also compares Ayurvedic diagnosis to modern medical diagnosis and notes that Ayurveda diagnosis focuses on identifying imbalances in doshas, dhatus and ojas through examination of prakruti, vikruti and arista lakshanas.

1. PRESENTED BY
Dr. Komal Jadhav
PG Scholar, Dept. Of Agadatantra
KAHER’s Shri B M Kankanwadi Ayurveda
Mahavidyalaya Shahapur, Belagavi.
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DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPLES, TOOLS & ITS
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

2. NEED OF DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPLES AND
TOOL
 रोगमादौ परीक्षेत ततोऽनन्तरमौषधम्|
 To know the Etiology of Diseases
 To know Etio-Pathogenesis
 To know Severity/Prognosis
 To plan Chikitsa
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3. Diagnosis…..Gnosis i.e to know
To know about diseases, its cause, nature, manifestation, severity and pathology etc
and to identify it.
Now a days the word Diagnosis covers Clinical Diagnosis, Laboratory Diagnosis,
Radiology Diagnosis, Principal Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis etc
Diagnosis - Process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of
disease/injury through evaluation of patient history, examination and review of
laboratory data.
Diagnostic - Identifying a disease by the examination of signs and symptoms and
by other investigations an conclusion so reached.
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INTRODUCTION

4. BASIC PRICIPLES OFAYURVEDA
oHetu – Causative Factors
oLinga – Signs And Symptoms
oAushada – Dravya and adravyabhoot chikitsa
Hetu and Linga helps in diagnosis of diseases and Aushada is helpful in treating the diseases.
oPratyakshya
oAnumana
oYukti
oAaptopdesha
oUpamana
Helps in both Roga and Rogi Pareekshya
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5. AYURVEDIC TOOLS FOR DIAGNOSIS
Roga Parikshya – Examinations related to diseases.
i.e Pramana
Nidan Panchaka
Shat kriyakala
 Rogi parikshya – Examinations related to sufferer
i.e Dashavidha Parikshya
Astavidha Parikshya
Panchendriya Parikshya
Shadvidha Parikshya etc
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6. Laxan sangraha
Dosha vivechana
Dushya vivechana
Srotas involment
Assesing Samprapti
Roga vinischaya
Avastha nirnaya
chikitsa
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7. IN AYURVEDA - DIAGNOSIS BASED ON
Roga pareekshya
Rogi pareekshya
Samprapti ghataka
Samprapti
Sadya – asadyata
Arista laxanas
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8. ROGI PARIKSHYA
DASHAVIDH PARIKSHYA
Prakruti parikshya – Sukrashhonita (congenital disease), kalagarbhashaya (premature birth), matura ahara vihara
(teratogenicity)(metabolism, immunity, Agni bala, susceptibility)
Vikruti parikshya – Hetu, Dosha, Dushya, Kala
Ahara shakti parikshya – Assess the Agni bala ( life depends on Agni)
Vyayam shakti parikshya – Tolerance
Sara parikshya – Balamanavishesha dhyanarth - status of nutrition,(pandu, rajayakshma)
Samhanan parikshya – BALA-
Satva parikshya – vedana asahatva (alpa satva)
Satmya parikshya – sarva rasa satyma- balavan-kleshasaha, tolerance of treatment modalities, response to chikitsa.
Praman parikshya – to asses prakruta and vikruta
Vaya – to know about the prognosis and to plan treatment, dose
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9. IN MODERN SCIENCE THE DIAGNOSIS IS BASED ON
Subjective Parameters – Symptoms
Objective Parameters – Signs/Tests
Investigating tools
• blood tests
•Urine analysis
•X-ray
•MRI
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10. CONFORMATARY TESTS
IN MODERN SCIENCE
Signs
Laboratory Investigations
Radiological Investigations
Laparoscopic Investigations
IN AYURVEDA
Prakrut and vikruti vat, pitta, kapha
Arista lakshanas
Oja (Prakrut and vikruti, type of dushti) gunas
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11. CONCLUSION
Now a days there are various tools to make diagnosis in early days but
expensive.
Thus we have to know the diagnosis by Ayurveda method so that it can reduce
the financial burden.
Once the physician has completed the diagnosis , it is helpful for explaining
prognosis and treatment for the patient.
Various disease which can be diagnosed through ayurveda principles. So we
need to asses nidana, samprapti and application of treatment modality.
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