Concept of vatavyadhi in modern medicine

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Vatavyadhi in the present era is the most prevalent disease. Vata is the only dosha which governs all the other entities of the body like pitta, kapha, dhatu etc. diseases caused by vata in its vitiated condition are called vatavyadhi . So a proper understanding of the concept of vata is required in order to keep all the body functions in equilibrium. Although vata is said to be dominant during the old age only, but in present times, due to fast and busy life, stress, prolong sitting posture in working place, dietary habits, working late night, improper sleep etc., vata is seen to be aggravated even in the young individuals. In the Ayurvedic Classics, a number of references are found where a detail description of vata is given. So, here an attempt has been made to correlate the concept of vatavyadhi with the diseases of modern medicine. This can thereby help to understand the vatavyadhi more clearly in the modern scientific language and in turn help to improve the treatment procedure as well as in preventive aspect. Deep study of modern books was done to establish the comparison as far as possible. Keywords: Vatavyadhi, vata, Ayurveda , Modern medicine