Abstract

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SHAD KRIYA KALA IN CANCER W.S.R TO METASTASIS

Dr. Madhava Diggavi* and Dr. Nazhat Parveen

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Abstract

The term Kriyakala refers to the stage of a diseases progress. It helps to determine the imbalance in Doshas. kriya kala word comprises of Kriya and Kala, where Kriya means the choice to treatment (ahara, vihara, aushada) used to improve the disturbance in Doshas, dhatu & agni and Kala refers to the stage of progress of a disease. Sushruta[4], has described the concept of Kriyakala in Varnaprashnadhyaya, 21st chapter in sutra sthana. Abnormal interactions between genotype and environmental factors vitiate the Doshas and impair immunity, which can lead to genetic mutations, neoplastic cell growth and cancer. Moreover, the interaction between vitiated Doshas and Dhatus, jatara agni, dhatu agnimandata manifests as cancers. Agni mandata of particular dhatus and bhuta agni leads to cancer of that particular dhatus. Shat kriyakala (six stages of progress of a disease), on the other hand, provides a framework to assess the cancer and its pathogenesis in different stages. According to Ayurvedic concepts, all cancer therapies treat the affected tissues by eliminating vitiated Doshas, rejuvenating Dhatus and restoring immunity in cancer patients. The present review describes the six stages of Shat kriyakala in detail which comes hand in hand with pathogenesis of cancer. This traditional knowledge can be utilized with modern technologies to detect predisposition for cancer or diagnose cancer in its early stages.

Keywords: Medicine, Ayurvedic; Shatkriyakala; Tumors, Malignant, Neoplasm.