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Definition of Nidana Panchaka (first chapter of Madhavanidana)
1Indian Institute of History of Medicine, Hyderabad, India.
Abstract:
The reputation of a physician depends more upon his skill in diagnosis and prognosis. Hence very much importance is given in Ayurveda for the diagnosis of diseases from a consideration of their etiology, symptoms and prognosis, with an aim to arrive at a correct diagnosis before starting any treatment. Madhavakara has brought to perfection the branch of pathology in his work "Madhava Nidana", which represents an attempt towards the revival of the etiopathogenesis, clinical pathology and diagnosis of a large number of diseases together at one place from classical sources.
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