Abstract

LITERARY REVIEW ON ARISHTA VIGYAN

Dr. Amrita* and Dr. Neha

Abstract

In our ancient scripts, sign and symptoms of the human body have also been taken as indicator for the longevity and happiness etc. The subjective tools of disease diagnosis and assessment are best told in our ancient text. Though they didn’t have much objective aids then, they had very accurate sense to observe, to assess and to give proper prognosis. For understanding Arista (fatal signs) and perceiving Arista in a patient the physician should have complete knowledge, sharp senses, quicker thinking and vast experience. In modern medical science, prognosis means to foresee, predict or estimating probability or risk of future condition. Prognostication and prediction is a statement about the future based on evidence or facts. Clinical practice of a physician is incomplete without the prognosis of diseases. Still in today’s modern clinical practice, prognosis receives less attention. Hence an attempt has been made to show that the ancient way for prediction has various elements which may be for improvement in his clinical efficiencies and outcomes.

Keywords: Arishta Lakshana, Indriya sthana, Prognosis Science, Forecasting.