March 23rd, 2007 | admin

Vikriti (or vikruti), according to Ayurveda is the deviation of Prakriti from its normal state. Prakriti is the constitution of body and mind that keeps them healthy. Vikruti in Ayurveda is a state of disease for body or mind or both. Vikriti occurs when tridoshas are not in equilibrium or a balanced state.

According to Ayurveda vikriti or deviation from normal body constitution is responsible for diseases. An Ayurvedic physician considers different elements of body constitution like the state of doshas, the principle type for the person, age, his/her physical capabilities (bala), the geographical location (desha) and the season and time (kala). In other words, an Ayurvedic physician canÂ’t come to conclusions based exclusively on external symptoms.

Taking into consideration all the above elements will enable the physician to accurately suggest a curing method that will give complete results. If diagnosis is impaired, the results too will be faulty.