This is the most powerful diagnostic Ayurvedic tool for understanding the cause of any ailment or disease in the human body. It is a part of our vedic lineage and is passed on from Guru to the disciple depending on the spiritual evolution of the disciple.
What is Pulse Diagnosis?
Pulse diagnosis or ‘Nadi pariksha’ is an age old technique to detect the existing dosha ie: vata, pitta & kapha imbalance of a person.
Although in the modern medical science, pulse reading is mainly considered as a simple method to detect the heart rate of a person in a minute by holding the pulse. Along with the type of rhythm, pulse can also indicate the volume of blood flow e.g. full or weak pulse.
Whereas in the ancient Ayurvedic diagnosis text, Pulse examination is considered an important tool along with tongue, eyes and urine examination to identify dosha imbalance. The nadi examination can reveal information about an individual’s past, present and future. Many of the diseases are related to past karmas and various planetary influences. Proper Medicine can be prescribed by knowing the cause of the disease by Nadi vigyan. The science of nadi expands of different heights of our being.
These three doshas of the body are main focus of Ayurveda physician who would probably perform Pulse diagnosis or Nadi Pariksha so as to substantiate the imbalance stages of vata or the air, pitta or the fire and kapha or the phlegm imbibed in the body. This needs to be understood that as and when the three doshas are present in their relative balanced states, then these reason for the natural wellness of an individual. Nevertheless when the three doshas get to become imbalanced, this means that either they are decreased or increased than their normal limits. In both these stages disease is certain to manifest.
Significance of Pulse Diagnosis
Reading the pulse is more than just counting the beats. A skilled Vaidya can read entire functioning of the body and flow of energy to identify the imbalance of doshas. If the symptoms of early dosha imbalance are detected, the person can take to the preventive steps to avoid any major complications. For better accuracy, the readings should be recorded early in the morning on an empty stomach. The reading should not be taken for a person after bath or after taking food as the readings may vary.