Nadi Parikshan Yantra and analysis of radial pulse

Abstract

Diagnosis according to Ayurveda is to find the root cause of a disease. Out of the eight different kinds of examinations Nadi-Pariksha (pulse examination) is important. Nadi-pariksha is done at the root of the thumb by examining the radial artery using three fingers. The features associated with the pulse pressure signals are important from diagnostic point of view. Ancient Ayurveda identifies the health status by observing the wrist pulses in terms of ‘Vata’, ‘Pitta’ and ‘Kapha’, collectively called as tridosha, as the basic elements of human body and in their combinations.