European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

CONCEPT OF POORVAROOPA AND ITS IMPORTANCE: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Seema Dinbandhu Hattiambire* and Dr. Manjiri S. Deshpande

ABSTRACT

The aim of Ayurveda is “Swasthasya swasthya rakshana” and “Aturasya vikara prashamana”, it is achieved on the bases of various concepts of Ayurveda. Diagnosis of disease is done with help of Nidan Panchaka. In five -fold examination, Poorvaroopa is one of the parts of Nidan Panchak. Poorvaroopa means prodromal features. No disease appears all of a sudden. Time taken between etiological factors intake to appearance of specific disease is of poorvaroopa. They are premonitory features that manifest before the actual emergence of disease. These symptoms could be doshik or adoshik. Proovaroopa are of two types, general and specific. Careful understanding of poorvaroopa helps in differential diagnosis of diseases. Poorvaroopa also helps determine prognosis of any disease. Appearance of all poorvaroopa of any disease is considered bad prognosis because it means disease is incurable. At proovaroopa stage, treatment modalities for any disease are simpler or easier.

Keywords: Nidan Panchaka, Poorvaroopa, Sthanasanshraya, Dosha-dushya Samurchhna.