Abstract

AN APPRASIAL ON NIDANPANCHAK OF VATA RAKTA

Priyanka Kaushik*

Abstract

Vata rakta also called as „vata-shonita‟ is one of the important disease adequately described in the Ayurvedic classical literature like Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hridaya etc. In Ayurveda it is considered as “Sandhigata Roga” which is the disease of joints also involves rakta and asthi dhatu. In today’s modern era people are suffering with various metabolic disorders due to altered life style, food habits, avoiding the life pattern as per Ayurveda and avoiding the concept of Dincharya and ritucharya. Among such type of disorders vatarakta is also one of them. Vatarakta is a vatapradhan tridoshaja vyadhi where rakta is main Dushya. In vatarakta there is dushti of both vata and rakta. This article is based on nidanpanchaka of vatarakta from various ayurvedic samhitas and textbooks. The detail knowledge of nidanpanchaka and types of vatarakta will help in its diagnosis and management in this modern era also.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Vatarakta, Vata, Rakta, Nidanpanchaka, types, overview.