EXPLORING SIDDHA RHEOLOGY (NEIKKURI): SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS INTO URINE-BASED DIAGNOSTIC INNOVATIONS
Swathi K.*, Vignesh K., Barakathun Najiya M. S., Sundararajan S.
ABSTRACT
Recent Medical diagnosis is going a long way through various advancements and innovations. Instrumentations and innovations mainly rely on strong scientific foundation. Amidst many advancing features, Siddha system of medicine holds unique diagnostic technique named Neikkuri that assess the derangement of trihumors (Vaadham, Pitttham and Kabham). However, its scientific basis is still not validated. Neikkuri, proposed by Siddhar Therayar is an ancient technique of disease diagnosis based on humoral theories. It is mentioned as Urine Oil drop test, which involves dropping oil in urine sample and observing the spreading pattern of the same thereby diagnosing the disease and assessing the chronicity, severity and prognosis of the same. The oil used is Sesame oil (Extracted from Black sesame seeds). This article aims to bring out the scientific concepts of Neikkuri reading which could remain a key stone for incorporation of the concepts in further advancements and instrumentations.
Keywords: Siddha, Neikkuri, Urine oil drop test, Urine Oil Interaction, Surface tension, Specific gravity, Spreading coefficient, Contact angle.
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