As per Ayurvedic principle, Agni (digestive fire) plays a positive role during the disease process. Qualitative and quantitative ageing process is undeniably regulated by Agni (digestive fire). In impartial condition Tridoṣa (three basic humor) and Agni (digestive fire) helps for sustain the life and in imbalanced circumstance they create several diseases even death of an individual. The numbers of etiological factors are responsible for vitiation of Agni. At present various sign and symptoms of Agniduṣṭi, manifesting with basic pathogenesis are frequently observed in practice. All this are considerable factors for the development of pathogenesis of a meticulous disease. For abundant management, the diagnosis or understanding the pathogenesis of a particular disease is indispensable. On this background the present review was undertaken to analyze the mechanism of manifestation of various sign and symptoms of Agniduṣṭi. Textual resources were analyzed on the topic Agniduṣṭi along with its relevant surrounding area and discussion was made. This review may provide the scientific base regarding manifestation of various sign and symptoms of Agniduṣṭi and scope for further scientific research.

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Background: In Ayurveda all the skin diseases are described under Kushtha (integumentary diseases), Kshudra roga (~minor ailments) and few systemic disorders. As per ancient scholars of Ayurveda innumerable verities of Kushtha are occurred by the vitiation of seven fold of pathogenic substance. However, for diagnosis purpose, knowledge regarding predominant Dosha (~humor) is very much essential. As the predominant vitiating pathogenic factors depict the specific verity of Kushtha and the treatment principle is also equipped on the basis of Dosha. Aims and objective: On this background the present study was carried out to diagnose the particular verity of Kushtha described by Ayurveda classics with the help of Doshik predominance and to structure a standard grading system based on classical features of Kustha. Materials and Method: Literary resources were critically analyzed in this study. All the data concerning features of Kushtha mentioned in classical Ayurveda texts were collected and visualize features were documented in the form of photography obtained from the patients to diagnose the disease accurately. Result and Conclusion: Different types of Doshaja Kushtha features were evaluated by the preliminary approach of arbitrary grading system and the model was supported with the help of clinical photographic features. This is the first preliminary approach to diagnose as well as assess the severity of the diseases kustha based on Ayurveda fundamental principles.

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The disease vyanga is a type of kshudra kustha (group of skin disorder), mentioned in Ayurveda. It may manifests with various sign and symptoms like mandalam visrijati (circular lesion), nirujatanuka (painless thin lesion), shyava (dark brown color lesion over skin) in face. According to modern science, it can be correlated with different conditions like hyperpigmentation, melasma, hypermelanosis and chloasma. It is also found in different types of systemic disorders. In Ayurveda there is no such standard parameter to indentify the severity of diseases. The present study has been carried out to make a classical diagnostic frame of the disease vyanga and to understand the brutality of this disease with the help of its fundamental sign and symptoms. Literary resources were analyzed in this study. All the data concerning features of vyanga mentioned in classical Ayurveda texts were collected and visualized features were documented in the form of photography to diagnose the disease accurately. Further validation of this preliminary approach of grading should be confirmed in large scale study.