Abstract
DISEASE DIAGNOSIS IN AYURVEDA: BACK TO THE ROOTS
Ayurveda differs from other medical practices on severalimportant points. Ayurvedic theory and practice ate based on the doctrine of tridōṣa, which in turn, isderived from the six schools of Hindu philosophy namely, nyāya, vaiśēṣika,sāmkhya, yōga,mīmāmsa and vēdānta. Ayurveda recommends observation (darśana), palpation (sparśana) and interrogation (praśna) or the patient as the onlydiagnostic tools for collecting information on the pathological state. Thisfundamental difference between Ayurveda and Western medicine is ignored to suchan extent that clinical testing of ayurvedic medicines is carried out usingparameters of Western medicine. Results accruedfrom such studies are of controversial nature and as a result, ayurvedicmedicines are always proved to be ineffective.