Rogam and Chikitsa
Rogam and Chikitsa
A person is said to be in Arogya when the doshas in his constitution is in balanced state. When they are in an imbalanced state his state is called as roga. Diagnosis of roga is done by darsanam (seeing), sparsanam (touching ), and prasnam (questioning). An Ayurvedic Expert with the help of the above methods determines the Prakruti of the patient. Ayurveda shows that the path to optimal health is different for each person depending on their prakruti.
A disease will manifest in different constitutions in different ways. An individual with a predominatly vata prakruti will experience symptoms different from a pitta or kapha predominant person even when all of them are suffering from the same disease. Thus Ayurveda gives us a model to look at each individual as a unique combination of the tridoshas and provide treatment that specifically address a persons health challenges.It can suggest specific lifestyles and nutritional guidelines to assist the individual in reducing the doshas. Thus it is a guide to action for good health.