A Review on the Nadi Vikriti w.s.r to Pranavaha Strotas

Abstract

Treatment in Ayurveda is not all similar as the modern medicine. Ayurveda is  based on various siddhanta’s such as tridosha, panchamahabhoota, sapta dhatu,  dashvidha parikshya bhava to name a few. The prognosis of a patient or the  severity of a disease cannot be decided by a single thing. We use rogi-rog  pareeksha to identify diseases. Dashvidh pareeksha is used to evaluate the  patient, whereas panch-nidan pareeksha is used to diagnose the ailment. To  determine a disease's cause, a questionnaire must be created. By simply sensing  the radial artery's or any other pulsating artery's pulse, this diagnosis can be made  with the use of nadi vigyan. Hrudya, mahastrotas & rasvahai dhamniya forms  the moola of pranavaha strotas (Channels carrying vital life element). As the  name indicates prana is something in which the life flows. In other words,  pranavaha strotas play an important role in maintaining life energy, if not it can  lead to death. So, it is important to know nadi vikriti which arises due to the  physiological disturbances in the pranavaha strotas.in this paper we will review  on the nadi vikriti with special reference to diseases related to pranavaha strotas,  which can be achieved through appropriated knowledge and practice of its nadi  pareeksha (Pulse diagnosis).