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Ailments — Classical Documentation
Charaka Samhita documents that all disease arises from one root cause: Prajnaparadha — intellectual error leading to imbalanced Dosha, impaired Agni, accumulation of Ama, and obstruction of the Srotas. Each ailment section documents how classical texts describe the Dosha pattern, causative factors, pathogenesis, symptoms, and treatment approach for that condition category.
How classical Ayurveda documents ailments
Classical Ayurvedic texts document conditions in terms of Dosha imbalance, channel (Srotas) involvement, stage of pathogenesis (Samprapti), and causative factors (Hetu) — rather than by the symptom-based categories of modern medicine. A single modern diagnosis may correspond to multiple classical conditions; a single classical condition may encompass what modern medicine classifies as several distinct diseases.
Every page in this section follows the same structure: classical name and Sanskrit origin, Dosha classification, documented causative factors, pathogenesis (Samprapti), classical symptoms (Lakshana), and the treatment approach documented in the primary texts. No page recommends specific treatment for individual conditions — that requires a qualified practitioner's assessment.
Conditions documented in this section
Conditions not yet documented
The classical Ayurvedic disease catalogue runs to hundreds of named conditions across the Brihat Trayi. This section will grow progressively. Conditions in the queue include: Prameha (metabolic conditions including diabetes), Hridroga (cardiac conditions), Arsha (haemorrhoids), Gulma (abdominal masses), Yakritvikar (liver conditions), Shotha (oedema), and the Unmada group (severe psychiatric conditions).