Abstract

CONCEPT OF SAMPRAPTI - AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

Dr. Jyoti Gabel* and Dr. Namrata Khobragade*

Abstract

All the ancient ayurvedic classics discussed the tridosh theory as a base. The equilibrium of tridosh causes health where as disequilibrium of the same leads to different types of disease depending upon specific pathogenesis. A knowledge of samprapti is useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Acharya charak says that a physician should first of all diagnose the disease and then he should select proper medicine. So in order to know the importance of samprapti and make people aware of diseases, the concept of samprapti as a diagnostic tool has been explained in this artical.

Keywords: Tridosh, Samprapti, Pathogenesis.