European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

TRISUTRA: A FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN AYURVEDA

Vd. Chetan Chandrashekhar Saraf*, Dr. Nikhil Ashok Baxi and Vd. Vidya Dattatray Khot

ABSTRACT

The fundamental aim of Ayurveda is to preserve Dhatusamya, which implies health. Towards the path of healthy wellbeing, Ayurveda focuses on the many principles and concept of Trisutra is one of them. This concept comprises Hetu, Linga and Aushadha. These three principles form the basis of both the preservation of health in the healthy and the treatment of diseases in the sick. Hetu are the causal factors of health maintenance as well as etiologic factors of disease. Linga, in a healthy person, denotes physical and mental health, evaluated by the various Pariksha, which determines the normal constitution and health status of an individual. In a patient, Linga encompasses cardinal or fatal symptoms of disease. Aushadha includes activities aimed at maintaining and enhancing health in a healthy individual and therapeutic intervention in a sick individual through either Shodhana or Shamana therapies. The aim of this research is to explore utility of concept of Trisutra.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Samhita Siddhanta, Trisutra, Swastha, Linga.