Siddha Diagnostic Methodology of Envagai thervu for Gunmam Patients at Government Siddha Medical College & Hospital, Palayamkottai

Abstract

Siddha Medicine is a system of traditional medicine originating in ancient Tamil Nadu in South India and Sri Lanka. Traditionally, it is taught that the siddhars laid the foundation for this system of medicine. Siddharswere spiritual adepts who possessed the ashta siddhis or the eight supernatural powers. Agastyar is considered the first Siddhar & the guru of all siddhars, the Siddha system is believed to have been handed over to him by Shiva [1]. Siddha system considers the human body as a collection of tri-humors & seven basic elements. Vatham, Pitham & Kapham are the tri-humors which are the life constituents of the human body. The equilibrium of humors is consider as health & its disturbance or imbalance leads to disease.