CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF VYADHI SANKARA- A REVIEW
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
The main aim and objective of Ayurveda is to maintain the health of Swastha Purusha and to eradicate the diseases of Atura Purusha. For this purpose, the diagnosis of diseases is very important and for this purpose Nidana Panchak plays a vital role which has been explained elaborately in Nidanasthana of Charaka Samhita. In the same section, there is mentioned about the concept of Sankara which is one of most ignored, but is very useful tool for diagnosis of a diseased condition as per ayurvedic principles. The concept of Vyadhi Sankara which has been explained at the end of Nidanasthana of Charaka Samhita plays an important role for diagnostic approach for many diseases. The word Sankara further explained as Hetu-Sankara, Linga-Sankara, Chikitsa-Sankara & Vyadhi-Sankara. Here, out of these four types of Sankara, Vyadhi Sankara has been explained to understand its importance for the differential diagnosis of the various disease as per Ayurveda. Vyadhi Sankara is a group or collection of two or more disease showing clinical presentations at a similar time.
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Kumar Vinod
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