Nadi Parikshan

वातं पित्तं कफं द्वन्द्वं त्रितयं सान्निपातिकम् ।
साध्या साध्यविवेकं च सर्व नाडी प्रकाशयेत ।।

(योगरत्नाकर)

Nadi Parikshan helps to identify the Vata Pitta Kaph imbalance and prognosis of diseases.

What is Nadi Parikshan?

Nadi Parikshan is an ancient & accurate method of pulse diagnosis. This is a technique in which the significance of pulse parameters rate, rhythm, volume, force, tension, character and hardness of the artery were analysed tridosha Vata-Pitta-Kaph in Nadi. Mainly Nadi Parikshan is done by analysing Strength (Bala), Velocity (Gati), Rhythm (regularity or irregularity) of the pulse beat.

Method of Nadi Parikshan:

The patient’s hand is slightly flexed at the forearm, and the practitioner gently touches the skin over the radial artery with their fingers. The index finger is placed nearest the thumb, and the other two fingers are placed next to it.
The pulse rate and pulse pressure were studied across vata, pitta and kapha doshas.
Take history by asking questions about health history, lifestyle, and current concerns related to health.
Analyze the qualities of pulse to gain insights into doshas balance in the body to diagnose the root cause of health issues.
Plan ayurvedic treatment protocol according to diagnosis.

Nadi – Dosh – Gati

Vata dosha: Sarpagati – The pulse moves like a snake.
Pitta dosha: Manduka gati – The movement of the pulse is like a frog. Kapha dosha: Hansa – The movement is like a swan.
Vata-Pitta dosha: Muhur sarpa gati and Muhur manduk gati – The pulse sometimes moves like a snake and sometimes like a frog.
Vata-Kapha dosha: Sarpa – hansa gati – The pulse sometimes moves like a snake and sometimes like a swan.
Pitta-Kapha dosha: manduk-hansa gati – The pulse sometimes moves like a manduk and sometimes like a swan.
Sannipataja or Tridoshaja: Lava-tittira-vart gamanam – The pulse movements are like a bustard quail, grey partridge, or button quail.
The pulse of a healthy person is steady and forceful. It beats like Hansagamana (the movements of a swan) and Gajagamini (the walking of an elephant).

Benefits of Nadi Parikshan

Nadi pariksha can diagnose physical and mental diseases, imbalances, and organ health and study the health of different tissues and chakras with the help of the doshas constitution ( Vata-Pitta-Kaph) with the governing forces in Ayurveda.
Known about imbalance doshas in the body.
Known about overall mental & physical health.

वातं पित्तं कफं द्वन्द्वं त्रितयं सान्निपातिकम् । साध्या साध्यविवेकं च सर्व नाडी प्रकाशयेत ।।