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# Proper administration of therapeutic measures hastens the process of cure in case of curable diseases. Therefore, correct diagnosis and prognosis at the earliest by the physician is important for getting better results with treatment. [5]
# Proper administration of therapeutic measures hastens the process of cure in case of curable diseases. Therefore, correct diagnosis and prognosis at the earliest by the physician is important for getting better results with treatment. [5]
# The treatment should be aimed at restoring physiological equilibrium. The various ways to bring this equilibrium are to increase the depleted nutrients, nourish those who are weak and emaciated, and reduce the one who are obese, those afflicted by heat with cooling measures and those afflicted by cold with heating measures. Proper measures to replenish the deficient dhatus (tissue elements, doshas and malas) and deplete those that are in excess should be adopted. Thus these therapeutic measures give us the best result in the management of diseases. [6]The diseases can be categorized under four types on the basis of their prognosis viz.
# The treatment should be aimed at restoring physiological equilibrium. The various ways to bring this equilibrium are to increase the depleted nutrients, nourish those who are weak and emaciated, and reduce the one who are obese, those afflicted by heat with cooling measures and those afflicted by cold with heating measures. Proper measures to replenish the deficient [[dhatu]]s (tissue elements, [[dosha]]s and [[mala]]s) and deplete those that are in excess should be adopted. Thus these therapeutic measures give us the best result in the management of diseases. [6]The diseases can be categorized under four types on the basis of their prognosis viz.
# Easily curable,
# Easily curable,
# Curable with some difficulty,
# Curable with some difficulty,
| Severity of signs/ symptoms || Mild || Moderate || Severe || Severe and advanced stages
| Severity of signs/ symptoms || Mild || Moderate || Severe || Severe and advanced stages
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| ''Dosha'' involved in disease || Opposite to one’s ''prakriti'' [constitution] || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease
| ''[[Dosha]]'' involved in disease || Opposite to one’s ''[[Prakriti]]'' [constitution] || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease
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| ''Dushya'' [body tissues affected] || Opposite to one’s ''prakriti'' [constitution] || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Many tissues, deep seated and Favorable to disease
| ''[[Dushya]]'' [body tissues affected] || Opposite to one’s ''[[Prakriti]]'' [constitution] || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Many tissues, deep seated and Favorable to disease
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| Place of living of patient || Opposite to one’s ''prakriti'' [constitution] || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease
| Place of living of patient || Opposite to one’s ''[[Prakriti]]'' [constitution] || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease
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| Season/ time of affection /Age || Opposite to one’s ''prakriti'' [constitution] || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''prakriti'' /favorable to disease
| Season/ time of affection /Age || Opposite to one’s ''[[Prakriti]]'' [constitution] || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease || Same as of ''[[Prakriti]]'' /favorable to disease
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| Movement of ''dosha'' || One sided || Two sided || Many ways for movements || All ways for movements/all systems involved
| Movement of ''[[dosha]]'' || One sided || Two sided || Many ways for movements || All ways for movements/all systems involved
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| Duration of onset || New onset || Chronic, but still recent || Very chronic and continuously affecting the patient || Very chronic and continuously affecting the patient
| Duration of onset || New onset || Chronic, but still recent || Very chronic and continuously affecting the patient || Very chronic and continuously affecting the patient
| Complications || No || Minor/less complications || Many complications || Many complications with bad prognostic signs
| Complications || No || Minor/less complications || Many complications || Many complications with bad prognostic signs
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| Number of involved Dosha || One || Two || Two || Three
| Number of involved [[Dosha]] || One || Two || Two || Three
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| Body || Can tolerate all medicines || Occurred in pregnancy, children, old age || Affecting vital organs, major joints || Weak body, Affecting vital organs, major joints
| Body || Can tolerate all medicines || Occurred in pregnancy, children, old age || Affecting vital organs, major joints || Weak body, Affecting vital organs, major joints