Pitta dosha: Difference between revisions
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| Discharge of pure blood (jivadana) | | Discharge of pure blood (jivadana) | ||
| Darkness in front of the eye (tamapravesha) | | Darkness in front of the eye (tamapravesha) | ||
| Green-yellow discoloration of eyes, urine, stool (harita haridra netra mutra varchastva) | | Green-yellow discoloration of eyes, urine, stool (harita haridra netra [[Mutra|mutra]] varchastva) | ||
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=== Diagnostic and assessment tools: === | === Diagnostic and assessment tools: === | ||
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Pitta dosha can be assessed by its normal or abnormal functionality through | <div style='text-align:justify;'>Pitta dosha can be assessed by its normal or abnormal functionality through subjective methods like questionnaires and objective methods. Currently, there are no validated and standardized tools for [[Dosha|dosha]] assessment within the [[Sharira|body]]. Pitta vriddhi and kshaya features can be assessed through a subjective questionnaire. Ayurvedic physicians assess the normalcy and abnormality through the ayurvedic principles of examination (pariksha). <br/>Subjective and objective methods which may be used to assess the normal functioning of pitta dosha are: | ||
<ul><li>Test for assessment for digestive enzymes and hormones like serum lipase<ref name="ref12">Byadgi P.S., Saini N.. Maharoga Adhyaya. In: Kar A.C., Rai S., Deole Y.S., Basisht G., eds. Charak Samhita New Edition. 1st ed. Jamnagar, Ind: CSRTSDC; 2020. https://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-1.32.1/index.php?title=Maharoga_Adhyaya&oldid=41150. Accessed November 6, 2022.</ref>, serum amylase<ref name="ref12"/>, serum pepsinogen<ref name="ref13">Ismail OZ, Bhayana V. Lipase or amylase for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?. Clin Biochem. 2017;50(18):1275-1280. </ref> and serum gastrin<ref name="ref14">Mukoubayashi C, Yanaoka K, Ohata H, et al. Serum pepsinogen and gastric cancer screening. Intern Med. 2007;46(6):261-266.</ref> etc. </li> | <ul><li>Test for assessment for digestive enzymes and hormones like serum lipase<ref name="ref12">Byadgi P.S., Saini N.. Maharoga Adhyaya. In: Kar A.C., Rai S., Deole Y.S., Basisht G., eds. Charak Samhita New Edition. 1st ed. Jamnagar, Ind: CSRTSDC; 2020. https://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-1.32.1/index.php?title=Maharoga_Adhyaya&oldid=41150. Accessed November 6, 2022.</ref>, serum amylase<ref name="ref12"/>, serum pepsinogen<ref name="ref13">Ismail OZ, Bhayana V. Lipase or amylase for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?. Clin Biochem. 2017;50(18):1275-1280. </ref> and serum gastrin<ref name="ref14">Mukoubayashi C, Yanaoka K, Ohata H, et al. Serum pepsinogen and gastric cancer screening. Intern Med. 2007;46(6):261-266.</ref> etc. </li> | ||
<li>Hemoglobin level, Red blood cell count, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.<ref name="ref15">Jaffe BM. The measurement of serum gastrin. J Surg Res. 1970;10(4):193-200.</ref></li> | <li>Hemoglobin level, Red blood cell count, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.<ref name="ref15">Jaffe BM. The measurement of serum gastrin. J Surg Res. 1970;10(4):193-200.</ref></li> | ||
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<li>Perception of vision- tachistoscope<ref name="ref23">Chen TA, Li J, Schallhorn JM, Sun CQ. Comparing a Home Vision Self-Assessment Test to Office-Based Snellen Visual Acuity. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:3205-3211.</ref>.</li> | <li>Perception of vision- tachistoscope<ref name="ref23">Chen TA, Li J, Schallhorn JM, Sun CQ. Comparing a Home Vision Self-Assessment Test to Office-Based Snellen Visual Acuity. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:3205-3211.</ref>.</li> | ||
<li>Skin test like sebum content, trans-epidermal water loss and melanin content through various instruments<ref name="ref24">Benschop R. What is a tachistoscope? Historical explorations of an instrument. Sci Context. 1998;11(1):23-50.</ref>.</li> | <li>Skin test like sebum content, trans-epidermal water loss and melanin content through various instruments<ref name="ref24">Benschop R. What is a tachistoscope? Historical explorations of an instrument. Sci Context. 1998;11(1):23-50.</ref>.</li> | ||
<li>Assessment of body Temperature.</li> | <li>Assessment of [[Sharira|body]] Temperature.</li> | ||
<li>Subjective assessment of Agni-Self-Assessment Tool to Estimate Agnibala<ref name="ref25">Hua W, Fan LM, Dai R, et al. Comparison of two series of non-invasive instruments used for the skin physiological properties measurements: the DermaLab® from Cortex Technology vs. the series of detectors from Courage & Khazaka. Skin Res Technol. 2017;23(1):70-78.</ref> & CCRAS Agni assessment tool(http://www.ccras.res.in/ccras_sas/).</li></ul>Application of all such tests will serve as a powerful analytical tool for assessing pitta dosha.</div> | <li>Subjective assessment of Agni-Self-Assessment Tool to Estimate Agnibala<ref name="ref25">Hua W, Fan LM, Dai R, et al. Comparison of two series of non-invasive instruments used for the skin physiological properties measurements: the DermaLab® from Cortex Technology vs. the series of detectors from Courage & Khazaka. Skin Res Technol. 2017;23(1):70-78.</ref> & CCRAS Agni assessment tool(http://www.ccras.res.in/ccras_sas/).</li></ul>Application of all such tests will serve as a powerful analytical tool for assessing pitta dosha.</div> | ||