The passage notes that disease is defined by pain and diagnosed through five tools: cause, premonitory signs, symptoms, relief tests, and manifestation mode. Pathologies arise from aggravated Doshas via diet or behavior. Fever types vary by origin, with prognosis depending on patient strength and the presence of complications. Raktapitta involves bleeding; the downward type is incurable but controllable, while the upward type is curable. Coughs and Shvasa have specific classifications, with Shvasa persisting long-term but potentially curable in strong patients. Rajayakshma results from lifestyle factors, leading to emaciation. Wine destroys Ojas, causing intoxication types based on Dosha balance, with severe cases requiring abandonment. Arsas are rectal obstructions; congenital piles are incurable. Atisara arises from water or diet, with Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja, and Tridoshaja types. Urinary issues include retention, dysuria, and calculi. Prameha has twenty types; Kaphaja is curable, Pittaja controllable, and Vataja rejectable. Vidradhi abscesses vary by cause and location, with internal forms being more dangerous. Udara disease involves abdominal enlargement from digestion failure, classified into eight types based on dosha or organ involvement. Pandu roga stems from Vata driving Pitta into arteries, causing discoloration and anemia. Kushtha involves dosha-aggravated skin lesions, with severity depending on tissue involvement. Vata acts as the universal controller; its aggravation causes diverse disorders like colic, pain, and Vatarakta.
चरकसंहिता
Charak Samhita
निदानस्थानम्
Section on diagnostic principles (Nidana Sthana)
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Chapters
ज्वरनिदानम्
Jwara Nidana (fundamental Principles Of Diagnosis And Jwara)
44 verses
रक्तपित्तनिदानम्
Raktapitta Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopathogenesis Of Bleeding Disorders)
29 verses
गुल्मनिदानम्
Gulma Nidana (diagnosis And Etio-pathogenesis Of Abdominal Lumps)
18 verses
प्रमेहनिदानम्
Prameha Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopatheogenesis Of Obstinate Urinary Disorders Including Diabetes)
55 verses
कुष्ठनिदानम्
Kushtha Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopathogenesis Of Skin Diseases)
16 verses
शोषनिदानम्
Shosha Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopathogenesis Of Progressive Wasting Disease)
17 verses
उन्मादनिदानम्
Unmada Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopathogenesis Of Psychosis Disorders)
24 verses
अपस्मारनिदानम्
Apasmara Nidana (diagnosis And Etiopathogenesis Of Seizure Disorders)
44 verses