A Text Book for Roga Nidana and Vikruthi Vijnana (Volume II)

The current text book named "A Text book of Roga Nidana and Vikruthi Vijnana" will be available in Volume 1 and Volume 2. The Volume 1 comprises of the basic concepts of the disease and general as well systematic methods of examination of patient. The Volume 2 comprises of the systemic pathology and the description of all of diseases. The book is written as per the new CCIM syllabus which will be beneficiary for third years undergraduate students and also others. This book is bought with the team efforts of teachers and post graduate students of Roga Nidana and therefore the book is a package of fresh and experienced thoughts.

The book encompasses all the topic told in the new syllabus with classical references and relevant information from allied science. It consists of Basic concepts, disease description, critical analysis and bed side case taking methods with physical examination, basic laboratory methods and radio imaging. The author wishes all the students of Ayurveda to utilize the book along with other classical texts of Ayurveda to understand and implemeny the Science both in Theory as well as Practice. The intension of this book is not only to ease the understanding of the subject but also it must be a good reason to read and refer Classical Texts of Ayurveda.

The author named Dr. Nisha Kumari belongs to a small village in Karkala of Udupi district, Karnataka. She was though born and brought up until primary education and pre university in Kundapura. Her parents were Dr. Prabhakar Atikary and Mrs. Saraswathi P. Athikary. She did her under graduation B.A.M.S. in Alva's Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri in the year 2005 and completed her M.D. in Ayurveda from S.D.M. Ayurveda College, Udupi on the specialization Roga Nidana During the year 2007. She has rendered her service in Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri, Muniyal Institute of Ayurvedic Medical Science and currently she is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Roga Nidana in S.D.M. Ayurveda College and Hospital, Hassan.

Disease diagnosis is a must before any treatment in my system of medicine. The methods of examination, assessment criteria may vary from system to system or may depend on the physician based on his/ her clinical experience. Before that, a scholar or a student must know every theoretical aspects mentioned in the classics, In this regard text book helps as a guideline for every student who wants to study Roga nidana. The volume 2 of Roga Nidana comprises of systemic pathology that deals with etiology, pathogenesis, symptomatology, prognosis and complications of every disease as explained by Brihatrayees. The text also has made an effort to compile and correlate few diseases, its presentation and interpretation in present science so as the readers get to know in what new prospective it could be understood and what modifications can be made in intervention for better prognosis. The chapters are arranged as per present syllabus and the disease are named under individual srotas. I request all the readers to use classical texts to study further in details about the disease and use this text book as guidelines for is interpretation.