Abstract

*Dr. Nisha Raina, Dr. Nisha Gupta and Dr. Vidyadhish A. Kashikar

ABSTRACT

Ayurvedic medicine is one of the world’s oldest medical systems and remains one of India’s traditional health care systems. Acharya Charaka has described Raktapitta as Mahagada and an acute dreadful disease, having more severity and quick acting like fire. The name itself suggests that the disease- Raktapitta is caused by vitiation of two body elements, namely Rakta and Pitta together due to their Ashraya – Ashrayee relationship. The main clinical sign observed is Rakta dhatu flows out of the body through any opening or outlet without any certain cause like injury. Bruhatrayi has explained the Nidan panchaka as well as chikitsa of Raktapitta briefly. Ayurveda acharya have kept hetu at the first place in trisutra siddhanta by virtue of its importance in clinical practice. The prayojana of ayurveda says that the health of a healthy person should be maintained and the diseased person should be treated well. Understanding the concept of hetu, can lead to healthy life of an individual by the avoidance of the causative factors (nidana parivarjana) and the cure of the diseased person by the proper and early diagnosis. Thus, it is need of time to critically study the broad concept of hetu and understand its exact role in the formation of samprapti so that ayurveda physicians can clinically know the points at which the hetu changes its direction and causes different samprapti.