AYURVEDA AND US

Ayurveda has its origin in ancient Indian civilization

Ayurveda has its origin in ancient Indian civilization. While the origins might be old, its effectiveness is still prevalent and acknowledged by western and allopathic medicines. Ayurveda, unlike other science of medicines, looks at an individual’s vulnerability (patient-centric approach) towards a disease instead of the disease itself and works on solving from the root cause. It’s knowledge is mainly derived from the theoretical foundations that lie in the compendium of wisdom of the Vedas and is comprehensively blended through its subjective, objective and intuitive form.

UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

Prakruti Vikruti

The concepts of ayurveda, like those of Vedas, are therefore universal in nature beyond the realm of space and time. It stresses on the fundamental understanding of the interrelationship and correspondence between the macro cosm (Bramhanda) and the living entity as man or microcosm (Pindanda). At operational level, it supposes human health or wellness as a product of equilibrium between these two prakruties. Prakruti, in itself, is conceived to consist of what is broadly referred to as vata, pitta, and kapha. When in equilibrium they are the needed and desirable constitution for human health. Any deviations or perturbations in their equilibrium manifest as disease or disorder. They are therefore also called as ‘tridosha’ and the philosophy of ayurveda is to re-establish the equilibrium using its remedial measures.

TRIDOSHA: The BASIS OF INSPECTION

TRIDOSHA The BASIS OF INSPECTION

The tridosha’s viz. vata, pitta and kapha have their specific role, function and character.

  • Vata is associated with motion including the internal and/or external movements of the body. It therefore has a control over respiratory, circulatory, digestive and excretory functions of the human body at all levels ranging from cellular, tissue to organ.

  • Pitta controls all the chemical and biochemical transformations including thermal and metabolic exchanges. Its function is thus to provide vital organic/inorganic matter to the body.

  • Kapha reflects the building-up processes of the body. Taken together they control, mediate, regulate and equilibrate the processes that help in vitalization of matter and materialization of life and health.

NADI PARIKSHAN: A TOUCH OF EXPERTS

NADI PARIKSHAN: A TOUCH OF EXPERTS

Observation, sensing, experiencing and examining – Nadi – the pulse- gives the physician an enormous insight into the functioning of the various processes and mainly regarding their deviations from the desirables. It is a one to many type of mapping and requires the physician (user) to attain the skills of pulse examination in all its dimensions. Authoritative texts from the early period such as Sarnagadhara Samhita (13th AD), Bhavaprakash (15th AD), Yogaratnakara (16th AD) etc. describe in detail the nadi parikshan. The active and living tradition continues in a guru-shishya mode. The examination of nadi can reveal different diseases, their stage, severity, manifestations in organs or parts of the body, possibility and span of recovery etc. It can fully bring out genetic, predisposing, triggering and perpetuating factors. Pulse can reveal the state of embryo in the mother’s womb and its evolution, the status of health from past to present, physiological and emotional make-up of patient, constitutional blend, cognitive power, means for promotion of health, diseases of unknown etiology etc.

PATENTED TECHNOLOGY TO RECORD AND ANALYZE NADI (PULSE)

Digital-Nadi-Pariksha-_Nadi-Pariksha-Device_

Nadi tarangini provides an unparalleled insight into individualized healthcare management. Nadi Tarangini auscultates subtle changes in overall health parameters based on Vatta, Pitta, Kapha (Tridosha) diagnostics. The Nadi Tarangini report envisages present and possible ailments, giving recommendations on diet and lifestyle changes. The unique sensor technology to translate ancient wisdom of understanding individualized health parameters in Ayurveda and advanced Data Science make Nadi Tarangini a perfect tool for individualized diagnostics. Refer https://www.naditarangini.com for more information.

This individualized report is generated based on the individual’s Nadi (pulse) readings while also taking into consideration variations due to geographical location, and climatic conditions. The report includes an explanation of the individual’s Prakriti (balance in Tridosha). The Nadi examination is shown in the form of a graph which simplifies Nadi pariksha for prognosis and diagnosis. Furthermore, diet and lifestyle changes are suggested based on the current Prakruti and Vikruti (imbalance in Tridosha). With this seamless integration of Nadi Tarangini data generated through reports, the Prakruti can be monitored regularly. Data analysis of the report enables prediction of possible ailments and early detection making Nadi Tarangini a health-centric diagnostic technology.

Total data collection on the Atreya’s centralized server is more than 1,30,000 users pulse data. We applied the latest scientific statistical and machine learning algorithms on this data to validate its significance WRT the ancient shlokas in Ayurveda. We have published more than 35 technical papers based on our revolutionary patented sensor technology in peer reviewed journals and renowned conferences (Please see the list at the end of this page). These papers and our proprietary algorithms make the scientific base of our Turyaa Wellness platform.

SYSTEMATIC BETA TRIALS DURING 2018 to 2020

Nadi Pariksha Report

Nadi tarangini provides an unparalleled insight into individualized healthcare management. Nadi Tarangini auscultates subtle changes in overall health parameters based on Vatta, Pitta, Kapha (Tridosha) diagnostics. The Nadi Tarangini report envisages present and possible ailments, giving recommendations on diet and lifestyle changes. The unique sensor technology to translate ancient wisdom of understanding individualized health parameters in Ayurveda and advanced Data Science make Nadi Tarangini a perfect tool for individualized diagnostics. Refer https://www.naditarangini.com for more information.

This individualized report is generated based on the individual’s Nadi (pulse) readings while also taking into consideration variations due to geographical location, and climatic conditions. The report includes an explanation of the individual’s Prakriti (balance in Tridosha). The Nadi examination is shown in the form of a graph which simplifies Nadi pariksha for prognosis and diagnosis. Furthermore, diet and lifestyle changes are suggested based on the current Prakruti and Vikruti (imbalance in Tridosha). With this seamless integration of Nadi Tarangini data generated through reports, the Prakruti can be monitored regularly. Data analysis of the report enables prediction of possible ailments and early detection making Nadi Tarangini a health-centric diagnostic technology.

Total data collection on the Atreya’s centralized server is more than 1,30,000 users pulse data. We applied the latest scientific statistical and machine learning algorithms on this data to validate its significance WRT the ancient shlokas in Ayurveda. We have published more than 35 technical papers based on our revolutionary patented sensor technology in peer reviewed journals and renowned conferences (Please see the list at the end of this page). These papers and our proprietary algorithms make the scientific base of our Turyaa Wellness platform.

PUBLICATIONS

Joshi, A.J., Chandran, S., Jayaraman, V.K. and Kulkarni, B.D.: Acquisition and Quantitative Analysis of the Arterial Pulse. IIT Bombay, India (2011).
Link: https://dspace.ncl.res.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12252/3794/TH1863.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Why Ayurveda physicians do emphasizes on Jatharagni?? Why Agni is the crucial part of physical, physiological and mental health?

Panchmahabhuta: Every entity of the universe is formed with the combination of panchmahabhuta (five basic elements in this universe): prithvi (earth), aap (water), tejas (fire), vayu (air) and aakash (ether). The three dosha (VPK) collectively known as tridosha, have a specific relationship with these five elements. In other words, every entity, living or non-living, is panchabhautik (made up of five basic elements) and has properties of these doshas. It is said that kapha is the creator, pitta is the transformer and vata is the destructor in nature. The body constitutes of tridosha (three humours), saptadhatu (seven tissues) and trimala (three excretes). And they have their traits/ properties which show particular actions and effects on human beings according to prakruti, age, seasons, geographical areas, and food.

Jatharagni is very important as it is responsible for digestion and nourishment (also under-nourishment) of tridosha, saptadhatu, trimala and sharir bala (body strength). Out of panchmahabhuta, tej is present in jatharagni and grahani (duodenum) is its site. It is placed behind nabhi (umbilicus). The samana vayu (one of the five subtypes of vata dosha) and pachak pitta (one of the five subtypes of pitta dosha) work together for the digestion of food, and then the absorption and circulation of the digested food (also known as rasa dhatu). It is carried further by vyana vayu (one of the five subtypes of vata dosha). The excretion of mala through intestines is done by apaana vayu (one of the five subtypes of vata dosha). Note that the balanced hunger, digestion, and circulation of rasa dhatu and nourishment of all further dhatus is possible only when the jatharagni is in the balanced state. Imbalanced jatharagni is the cause of many disorders and diseases (especially with the changed lifestyle of the 21st century).

Effect of rutu and prahar on dosha: Every season is dominated with some dosha and its properties (called as guna). Vata dosha accumulates in Greeshma rutu (a part of summer season) and increases in Varshaa rutu (a part of rainy season), pitta dosha increases in Sharad rutu (a part of autumn season) and kapha dosha accumulates in Shishir rutu (a part of spring season) and increases in Vasant rutu (a part of spring season). Further, during the day also there are cycles of 4 hours in which each dosha plays a significant role. From 6 am to 10 am in the. morning (also 6 pm to 10 pm at night) kapha dosha shows dominance; from 10 am to 2 pm in the afternoon (also 10 pm to 2 am at night) pitta dosha shows dominance; and from 2 pm to 6 pm in the evening (also 2 am to 6 am in the morning) vata dosha shows dominance. The combination of such environmental dominance plays a significant role in our daily actions and reactions.

Types of jatharagni: The balanced state of jatharagni is known as samaagni (balanced fire) which ensures complete digestion of the food ingested at the proper time without any irregularity[9]. Its activity is neither too intense nor too weak. It is just appropriate and therefore, is ideal too. When it is not balanced, it is of one of the three forms: tikshangi, vishamagni or mandagni. Few of the symptoms of imbalanced jatharagni are arochak (anorexia), kshudanash (loss of appetite), arasdanyata (tastelessness), apachan (indigestion), chardi (vomiting), hrullas (nausea), atisar (diarrhea), and malavashambha (constipation). The imbalance is caused typically due to imbalanced or vitiated pitta, vata and kapha dosha. This may further lead to vitiation of maanas bhaav (mind) and saadhak pitta (one of the five subtypes of pitta dosha) showing irritability, anger, hyper thinking, nervousness, or depression.

Rutucharya: We eat every day according to our likings and habits. However, Ayurveda specifies rutucharya and dinacharya (daily regimen) considering the effects of rutu, month, time on our body and to make sure the food is digested in the most efficient way for the full nourishment of body and mind. The whole year is divided into aadaan kaal (period which takes away body energy/ strength) and visharga kaal (period which provides energy/strength to body). In aadaan kaal, the sun is very strong, it absorbs all moisture from the earth. So the tikshna (sharp), ushna (hot), and ruksha (dry) gunas increase in our body. Also, the sharir bala reduces gradually. So, we can say there is in general poor nourishment of dhatu and jatharagni during this time frame. On the contrary, visarg kaal is predominant of the moon and so mild and sheet (cold), snigdha guna (moist/unctuous) increases in our body. We get energy from nature which in general increases our  jatharagni and bala (strength) too. In fact, jatharagni is usually the lowest in Greeshma rutu and Varsha rutu.

Our publications:

  • A Joshi, T Bhale-Borse, Study of jatharagni (digestive fire) computed through nadi parikshan using nadi tarangini as per rutus (seasons) quoted in the ayurveda texts: an observational study, Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM) 6 (6), 1-12; Link: https://www.jahm.co.in/index.php/jahm/article/view/24
  • Chavan S.V., Sambare S.S., Joshi A.J.: Diet recommendation based on Prakriti and season using Fuzzy ontology and Type-2 Fuzzy Logic. In International Computing Communication Control and automation, ICCUBEA (2016); Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7860026
  • Patankar H., Joshi A.: Assessing the effect of Aahariya Dravya on Nadi with respect to Prakruti and Rasa using instrumentation and visualization based techniques. In World Ayurveda Congress (Highest rated conference in Ayurveda), 2016. Also in https://ayurved.dypvp.edu.in/research-publication.aspx
  • Dr. Jaishwal Ashish: Comparative study of pre lunch and post lunch nadi. In national seminar on recent advances in kayachikitsa. At D Y Patil College of Ayurveda and research, Pimpri (2017);

Granted in Europe, Indonesia.

PCT Application NO: PCT/IN2017/050217
Title:  A DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION AND RELIABLE CAPTURING OF THE PULSE CHARACTERISTICS
Abstract: The invention is related to a device to sense the pulse on a wrist of a subject and to arrive at the health status of the said subject by capturing the pulse in real time; analyzing the pulse based on time-frequency properties of the pulse signal and Vata, Pitta and Kapha humors of the subject. The device reliably detects and captures noise free pulse characteristics of a subject at the appropriate locations of the subject’s wrist with minimal positional error in a user friendly way with minimal reliance on the expertise of the person measuring the pulses. The device facilitates the analysis of the pulses and provides a comprehensive diagnostic system based on the pulse characteristics, visual features, responses of a subject to structured queries to arrive at the tridosha levels in a subject.Dr. Aniruddha Joshi (Atreya Innovations). A device for the detection and reliable computation of the pulse characteristics. Submitted.

  • Joshi, A.J., Chandran, S., Jayaraman, V.K. and Kulkarni, B.D.: Nadi Tarangini: A pulse based diagnostic system. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2207–2210 (2007); Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4352762
  • Joshi, A.J., Chandran, S., Jayaraman, V.K. and Kulkarni, B.D.: Arterial pulse system: Modern methods for traditional Indian medicine. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 608–611 (2007); Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4352363
  • Phadke, L., Dandare, K.M., Phadke, S., Joshi, A.J., Gavali, M., Inamdar, A. : Circadian variation of HRV in healthy young adults: A novel ‘24-hour Minimum Activity (MA) Protocol’. ICON-BAP, 2012.
  • Joshi, A.J., Chandran, S., Jayaraman, V.K. and Kulkarni, B.D.: Multifractality in arterial pulse. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (2008); Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4761083
  • Jog, A., Joshi, A.J., Chandran, S. and Madabhushi, A.: Classifying Ayurvedic pulse signals via consensus locally linear embedding. In Proceedings of Biosignals (2009); Link: https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2009/15549/15549.pdf
  • Joshi, A.J., Jog, A., Chandran, S., Jayaraman, V.K. and Kulkarni, B.D.: Topological invariants of the arterial pulse. In PAKDD-Workshop on Data Mining for Healthcare Management (2010).
  • Bhale T., Marathe S., Joshi A.: Study of Tikshna Guna in Nadi, In Ayurveda For Global Well-Being”, organized by MGACHRC Wardha (2018); Poster presentation.
  • S Marathe, T Bhale, A Joshi, Study of Snigdhata in Nadi (Poster), at Pragati conference, Belgaum (2017)
  • T Bhale, A Joshi, To study and correlate Tridosha Guna through Nadi pariksha with modern pattern recognition and machine learning process, In World Ayurveda Congress (Highest rated conference in Ayurveda), 2018.
  • Deopujari, K., Joshi, A., Bhale., T., Marathe, S., Desai, M., Gole, A., Incorporating face and tongue based analysis along with questionnaire for automated Prakruti determination, World Ayurveda Congress (Highest rated conference in Ayurveda), 2018.
  • Desai M., Marathe S., Bhale T., Joshi A., Tool for Tongue Diagnosis. In International Conference on Ayurved (ICA), at D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Center, Pimpri, Pune (2018); Poster presentation.
  • T Bhale, A Joshi, S Mehta, A need of Digitization in the Integrated Medicine and Health care space through A case study of the Lola App, ANVESHANAM 2.0 Pune