− | <div style="text-align:justify;">[[Nidana Sthana]], the second section within [[Charak Samhita]], is about guidelines for diagnosing disease on the basis of detailed history and clinical examination. The five methods to know a disease viz. ''hetu'' (causative factors), ''purva-rupa'' (premonitory signs and symptoms), ''rupa'' (clinical features),''upashaya'' (pacifying factors) and ''samprapti'' (etio-pathogenesis).The study is comprehensive and is different from modern medical system to guide a physician to diagnose and treat disease with minimal use of laboratory, imaging and other tools. | + | <div style="text-align:justify;">[[Nidana Sthana]], the second section within [[Charak Samhita]], is about guidelines for diagnosing disease on the basis of detailed history and clinical examination. The word Nidana literally means primary cause and diagnosis.<ref> Available from http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=nidana&direct=au accessed on May 02,2019</ref> The five methods to know a disease viz. ''hetu'' (causative factors), ''purva-rupa'' (premonitory signs and symptoms), ''rupa'' (clinical features),''upashaya'' (pacifying factors) and ''samprapti'' (etio-pathogenesis).The study is comprehensive and is different from modern medical system to guide a physician to diagnose and treat disease with minimal use of laboratory, imaging and other tools. |
| There are two important aspects while diagnosing a disease as per principles of Ayurveda. It always considers interaction between the individual and the affecting pathological entities. | | There are two important aspects while diagnosing a disease as per principles of Ayurveda. It always considers interaction between the individual and the affecting pathological entities. |