Abstract

CONCEPT OF VEDNA-ADHYAYAM IN RELATION TO DIAGNOSIS OF PAEDIATRIC DISEASES

Ankur Sinha*, Kapil Kumar, Manisha Rani and Neetu K. Kalra

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Abstract

Vedna-Adhyayam mentioned in Kashyapa Samhita has enormous clinical significance in the assessment and diagnosis of the diseases in newborn and infants who are unable to speak about the problems they are suffering from. In Ayurveda, Kashyapa Samhita is the main text which described the etiological factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis & treatment of different paediatric diseases very elaborately. In the medical field, for the diagnosis of any diseases, signs and symptoms are the first and most important point to be considered. So, the importance of the symptoms cannot be ignored for proper diagnosis of the disease. In Kashyapa Samhita, Vedna-Adhyayam is described in the 25th chapter of Sutrasthanam in context to the early diagnosis of the diseases in infants and new born. In the Vedna-Adhyayam, special types of symptoms are described very elaborately for the diagnosis of different health issues which a child suffers, who is unable to speak.

Keywords: Vedna-Adhyayam, Kashyapa Samhita, Ayurveda, children, diseases.