A V Balasubramanian K M Shyam Sundar

One of the characteristic features of Traditional Medical Systems is that they treat the individual rather than only the disease. Treatment is fine tuned to the requirement of the person taking into consideration the individual constitution, susceptibility to diseases, mental make up, lifestyle, etc. This has been developed to a very high degree of refinement in Ayurveda with its powerful concept of "Prakruthi", meaning -- constitution at a physical and mental level. The purpose of this monograph is to provide a general introduction outlining the concept of Prakruthi in Ayurveda. The monograph enables the reader to make a preliminary assessment of his or her Prakruthi and provides guidelines for the adaptation of one's food and seasonal regimen to suit one's Prakruthi. Prakruthi has been dealt with, both at the physical and mental levels.… (mais)