Abstract

Dr. Vinod Singh* and Dr. Amrendra Kumar Singh

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda the traditional Indian medicinal system. It is a science of life with a holistic approach to health & personalized medicine. It is known to be a complete medical system that comprised physical, psychological, philosophical, ethical and spiritual health. In Ayurveda there is various types of parikshavidhi (examination) should be done for the diagnosis of disease like Dashvidhpariksha, Asthavidhapariksha, Shadhvidhpariksha, Panchvidhapariksha, Chaturvidhapariksha and Trividhapariksha. Asthavidhpariksha which is firstly mention by Acharaya Yogratnakar. Mutra Pareeksha is not only a diagnostic tool & also prognosis criteria of urine examination developed by the medieval Ayurvedic scholars. This article aims at, by using this ancient wisdom to diagnose the medical conditions and to predict about their prognosis, and studying about how it can be applied to modern medical practice and its limitations. In today’s modern medical practices, there is a plethora of urine diagnostic examinations available. These act as an added financial burden to the patients. In the midst of this, making use of context of MutraPareeksha in Ayurveda like Tailabindu pareeksha, Pramehaprakarana & Mutrakruchra for urine examination, will not only prove economical, but also is a time-tested and scientifically proven method. Prognosis is an important aspect of diagnosis and treatment. In modern medicine urine examination is used as the one of the important diagnostic and prognostic tool but in Ayurveda urine examination is used in a systematic and scientific way for knowing the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease from samhita kala. Thousands of year before, for diagnosis of the various aspects of the disease and diseased person several methods has been described in different Ayurved samhita. These methods can be broadly classified in to Rogi pariksha and Rog pariksha.