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Diagnosis is an important aspect of Ayurvedic
treatment. It helps to find out the root cause of a disease and
accordingly proper treatment can be done.
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Ayurvedic Diagnosis (Nidan)
Diagnosis is a very vital aspect of Ayurvedic
treatment. Diagnosis according to Ayurveda is to find out the root cause
of a disease (Nidan). Unless the proper diagnosis is not done it is
difficult to provide medicine and cure the disease. It is not always
necessary that the root cause is internal. Many times the cause may be
external. To give permanent relief the root cause has to be removed.
Ayurveda not only treats the physical aspect of the disease but it cures
the total disease. All causative factors of disease internal or external
directly or indirectly create an imbalance (increase or decrease) in
these doshas first and only then do the symptoms of the disease
manifest. The causative factors can be the food, life style or other
activities. Factors affecting your health could be your diet, life style
or daily activities. In Ayurveda, the diagnosis and treatment of disease
is always individual to each patient. As Ayurveda treats according to
the constitution of an individual, it is known as a highly accurate and
personalized method of analyzing diseases. All diseases are caused by
aggravation of the three doshas i.e. vata, pitta and kapha. This
aggravation is caused by the intake of improper diet and an improper
lifestyle.
There are various factors responsible for increasing vata:
- Excessive intake of food like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli,
sprouts, beans, dry fruits, mushrooms and raw foods.
- Travelling too much by any means of transportation.
- Untimely sleeping hours or late nights
- Too much eating of junk food, frozen food and micro waved cooked
- Exposure to sound pollution
- Too much exposure to television and computers or any electric
gadgets
- Indulging more in sexual activities
- Excessive physical labor like sports
- Taking too much medicinal, recreational and stimulating drugs.
Symptoms:
Symptoms caused by excess of vata in the body are joint pains,
constipation, dry skin, excess of vata weakens the nervous system, loss
of memory, palpitation, insomnia, stiffness of muscles, weight loss,
migraine, vertigo and tremors.
Factors responsible for increasing pitta:
Drinking too much tea, coffee, alcohol and excessive smoking increase
pitta in the body. Eating of hot and spicy food. Too intake of chillies,
tomatoes, egg plant, spinach, and onions. Exposure to sun and heat also
increases pitta.
Symptoms:
Some of the symptoms caused by excess of pitta in the body are
hyperacidity, skin diseases, burning sensation, fever, infections,
ulcers and liver disorders.
Factors responsible for increasing kapha:
Eating too much sugars, fats, oily and fried foods, ice creams, meats,
dairy products and nuts. Sleeping during day time and less of physical
activities.
Symptoms:
Some of the symptoms caused by excess of kapha in the body are asthma,
cough, cold, congestion in the chest, anorexia and obesity.
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