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The first and most important part of Ayurvedic treatment is the diagnosis (PRIKKHSHA). My diagnostic process includes interpreting the symptoms of patient in Ayurvedic language, as well as in modern techniques e.g. routine laboratory tests, radiological and ultra sonography to exclude certain disease and to monitor progress.

I try to understand my patient as a whole and to find out more about the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual elements that constitute him/her. By understanding these I am able to discover the root causes of their problems and other associated symptoms. Ayurvedic knowledge brings about a new interpretation of the self for the patient by using forms of examination related to the biological history of the diseases in its entirety. It enables an Ayurvedic doctor to determine a patient's body constitution, time and strength of an individual , and assess the signs & symptoms of the disease in order to diagnose the disease, the causes, the doshas, the affected body elements, This entails concentrating on characteristics, symptoms, habits such as appetite, diet, digestion, climate preference, voice, physical strength, endurance, the nature of sleep, dreams, sexual drive, the nature of emotions, personality traits, mode of expression, memory and lifestyle amongst others.

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