Determinants of Prakriti, the Human Constitution Types of Indian Traditional Medicine and its Correlation with Contemporary Science.

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dc.contributor.authorRotti, Harish
dc.contributor.authorRaval, Ritu
dc.contributor.authorAnchan, Suchitra
dc.contributor.authorBellampalli, Ravishankara
dc.contributor.authorBhale, Sameer
dc.contributor.authorBharadwaj, Ramachandra
dc.contributor.authorBhat, Balakrishna K
dc.contributor.authorDedge, Amrish P
dc.contributor.authorDhumal, Vikram Ram
dc.contributor.authorGangadharan, G G
dc.contributor.authorGirijakumari, T K
dc.contributor.authorGopinath, Puthiya M
dc.contributor.authorGovindaraj, Periyasamy
dc.contributor.authorHalder, Swagata
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Kalpana S
dc.contributor.authorKabekkodu, Shama Prasada
dc.contributor.authorKamath, Archana
dc.contributor.authorKondaiah, Paturu
dc.contributor.authorKukreja, Harpreet
dc.contributor.authorKumar, K L Rajath
dc.contributor.authorNair, Sreekumaran
dc.contributor.authorNair, S N Venugopalan
dc.contributor.authorNayak, Jayakrishna
dc.contributor.authorPrasanna, B V
dc.contributor.authorRashmishree, M
dc.contributor.authorSharanprasad, K
dc.contributor.authorThangaraj, Kumarasamy
dc.contributor.authorPatwardhan, Bhushan
dc.contributor.authorSatyamoorthy, Kapaettu
dc.contributor.authorValiathan, Marthanda Varma Sankaran
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-20T05:47:49Z
dc.date.available2016-02-20T05:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Constitutional type of an individual or prakriti is the basic clinical denominator in Ayurveda, which defines physical, physiological, and psychological traits of an individual and is the template for individualized diet, lifestyle counseling, and treatment. The large number of phenotype description by prakriti determination is based on the knowledge and experience of the assessor, and hence subject to inherent variations and interpretations. Objective: In this study we have attempted to relate dominant prakriti attribute to body mass index (BMI) of individuals by assessing an acceptable tool to provide the quantitative measure to the currently qualitative ayurvedic prakriti determination. Materials and Methods: The study is cross sectional, multicentered, and prakriti assessment of a total of 3416 subjects was undertaken. Healthy male, nonsmoking, nonalcoholic volunteers between the age group of 20-30 were screened for their prakriti after obtaining written consent to participate in the study. The prakriti was determined on the phenotype description of ayurvedic texts and simultaneously by the use of a computer‑aided prakriti assessment tool. Kappa statistical analysis was employed to validate the prakriti assessment and Chi‑square, Cramer’s V test to determine the relatedness in the dominant prakriti to various attributes. Results: We found 80% concordance between ayurvedic physician and software in predicting the prakriti of an individual. The kappa value of 0.77 showed moderate agreement in prakriti assessment. We observed a significant correlations of dominant prakriti to place of birth and BMI with Chi‑square, P < 0.01 (Cramer’s V‑value of 0.156 and 0.368, respectively). Conclusion: The present study attempts to integrate knowledge of traditional ayurvedic concepts with the contemporary science. We have demonstrated analysis of prakriti classification and its association with BMI and place of birth with the implications to one of the ways for human classification.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRotti Harish, Raval Ritu, Anchan Suchitra, Bellampalli Ravishankara, Bhale Sameer, Bharadwaj Ramachandra, Bhat Balakrishna K, Dedge Amrish P, Dhumal Vikram Ram, Gangadharan G G, Girijakumari T K, Gopinath Puthiya M, Govindaraj Periyasamy, Halder Swagata, Joshi Kalpana S, Kabekkodu Shama Prasada, Kamath Archana, Kondaiah Paturu, Kukreja Harpreet, Kumar K L Rajath, Nair Sreekumaran, Nair S N Venugopalan, Nayak Jayakrishana, Prasanna B V, Rashmishree M, Sharanprasad K, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Patwardhan Bhushan, Satyamoorthy Kapaettu, Valiathan Marthanda Varma Sankaran. Determinants of Prakriti, the Human Constitution Types of Indian Traditional Medicine and its Correlation with Contemporary Science. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 2014 July-Sept; 5(3): 167-175.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-9476
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/173571
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=167;epage=175;aulast=Rottien_US
dc.subjectAyusoften_US
dc.subjectbody mass indexen_US
dc.subjectplace of birthen_US
dc.subjectPrakritien_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Prakriti, the Human Constitution Types of Indian Traditional Medicine and its Correlation with Contemporary Science.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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