Ayurvedic Diagnosis
by Dr. Shashikant Patwardhan
The Diagnosis according to Ayurveda is to find out the root cause of a disease [ Nidan]. It is not always necessary that the root cause is inside the body. Many times the cause may be outside the body. To give permanent relief the root cause has to be removed. When we cure some disease according to Ayurveda, we do not just treat the physical symptoms, The person is treated as a whole.
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.
All these factors are affecting one , two or all the three doshas.
So if you want to stay healthy, you must know what are these factors which
create an imbalance of doshas. As said earlier these factors could be your
diet, life style or daily activities. You will soon discover that majority
of foods and activities we practise in the modern world are increasing
one or more doshas.
Factors
responsible for increasing vata:
micro
waved.
other kind of electric gadgets from strong waves are emitted.
Symptoms caused by excess of vata in the body are joint pains, constipation, dry skin, Aggravation 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:
- Our daily practices which involve lot of competition, habits like drinking too much tea, coffee, alcohol and excessive smoking increase pitta in the body.
- It is also increased by eating hot, spicy foods,
- Eating too much chillies, tomatoes, egg plant, spinach, onions
- Too much exposure to heat and sun.
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.
- Too much sleep specially during day time and not doing much 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.
So once you know which dosha is aggravated or out of balance, its easy to bring it under balance by using different kinds of therapies.