Abstract

REVIEW OF JIVHA PARIKSHAN: AS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL

Dr. Ashvini Vijay Emekar* and Dr. Sunil R. Pandhare

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Abstract

Jivha(Tongue) is important accessory organ in digestive and metabolic system as it hlps with taste, mastication, deglutition and speech activity but however examining the jivha image is not an easy task to carry out. In modern medicine various appearance of the jivha related to specific conditions are given and In ayurveda classics acharya has described about how jivha can tell u about imbalance of doshas, state of agni (digestive fire) and koshtha (annavaha strotas) any impairement in it gets reflected by jivha can be evaluated by visually understanding the jivha and with help of different types of pariksha (diagnostic method) given by acharya. Jivha parikshan is one of them helps in prognosis and diagnosis of disease. Considering importance of jivha this article throws light on various jivha parikshan (examination) techniques its importance and clinical findings in jivha disease pathology making it more easier to reach with modern and ayurvedic view collectively.

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