Open AccessCRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NIDANA AND NIDANAPARIVARJANA IN HRIDROGA
Author(s) -
M V Namratha,
Prashanth Jain,
Geetha B Markande
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj2509092021
Subject(s) - longevity , disease , civilization , medicine , cause of death , chronic disease , intensive care medicine , gerontology , pathology , political science , law
Ayurveda is the oldest medical science of human civilization which helps in preventing diseases and promoting health and longevity. Cardiovascular diseases are chronic disease pathology with acute manifestation and is a major cause of death in both the elderly and middle-aged. Nidana is the foremost component of Nidana Panchaka, which not only gives knowledge about causative factors of diseases but also helps in planning treatment protocol. Cardi- ovascular disorders as per Ayurveda can be studied under the spectrum of Hridroga. Over nourishment accompa- nied with physical inactivity leading to Santarpana state is well known to cause plethora of diseases like Hridroga. Consumption of food having mutual contradictory qualities results in morbid accumulation of Kapha and Meda in Raktamarga heralding Margavarana. It is said that the best treatment is Nidanaparivarjana i.e, to abstain from the causative factors. This paper deals with all the Nidanas of Hridroga and the importance of Nidanaparivarjana in preventing them.Keywords: Hridroga, Cardiovascular diseases, Nidana, Nidanaparivarjana