What is prakriti vikriti or physio-pathological basics of ayurveda?
In Ayurveda Prakriti is considered equivalent to Contitution / body built / get-up of a human being, recognised by their specific sign and symptoms, mentioned in Ayurveda classical for determination of Prakriti. Seven Prakrities are sofar recognised. Vikrati is cinsidered equivalent to .Aetiological Factors / Aetiology, in the reference to modern western medical system. Tridosha bhed are considered equivalent to PATHOPHYSIOLOGY or Karya Vikrati of the body and their respective systems. Tridosha bhedas are 15 in numbers and is equivalent to Pathophysiological basis of diseases.
Sapta Dhatu is considered equivalent to PATHOLOGY in the sense of modern western medicine. Catabolic products are also considered while evaluating the patient.
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Answer-The prakriti and vikriti are Sanskrit terms that are meaning nature and denatured state respectively. The prakriti is just opposite to vikriti. The dosha and dhatu involvement in ayurveda are the basic of pathological developments in ayurveda the prakriti can be termed as the natural state of human physiology and contrary to it the vikriti is the pathological developments that lead to cause diseases. The aggravated or reduced doshas, dhatus and other substances are basically physiological active components of human body that lead to pathological interruptions.
