A Review article on: Clinical Application of Shat Kriya Kala.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science And Advanced Clinical Research (IJMACR) - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Prevention is better than cure has always been a golden standard and underlined principle for health. Proper quality ,quantity and timely “balanced diet ’’ , is very essential for a healthy individual .The art of understanding a disease and its stages of pathogenesis was probably explained for the first time in Ayurveda in a very comprehensive way .Not only understanding a disease and making an accurate diagnosis, but also to have a minute track of each and every stage of pathogenesis of a disease is a must for any medical science , if it is aiming at both preventive and curative aspects of a disease management .Shat means –six in number , kriya means – action or treatment , and kala means – time or period summing up the three terms means “ Approprate time periods to take action o plan / implement treatment ’’ . Shat Kriya Kala or the six significant stages of disease formation in Ayurveda provides the knowledge of how illness originates and manifests step by step. The concept of Kriyakala, described by Susruta, in Varnaprashnadhyaya, an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, which seeks to explain the incidence of Varnas in terms of Doshic disturbances. It is very essential for early diagnosis, prognosis and for adopting timely preventive and curative measures. Out of six kriya kala first three viz., Sancaya, Prakopa and Prasara are subclinical stages while the later three viz., Sthanasamsraya, yakti & Bheda are clinical stages of the pathogenesis.
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Dr. Suresh Kumar Jat
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