Nanatmaja Vatavyadhi - A Critical Conceptual Analysis

Vatavyadhis are a group of diseases caused by the vitiated vata and are generally considered to be incurable because of their complex nature. In the modern terms Vatavyadhis include major Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Psycho neurological aberrations and Gastro Intestinal Disorders prevalent in those times. Vata System in fact, is a broader classification involving many systems as classified in current text books of medicine. All Ayurveda classics without any exception have dealt various aspects of Vatavyadhis such as Etiology, Pathology, Classification and Management. Though a few differences of opinion have been put forth by the authors of these texts it is generally accepted that this group is a major group of diseases involving the vitiation of vata and that these diseases are complicated, demanding, difficult and even mysterious ones to be tackled yet by the most efficient proficient and competent of physicians, using the best of treatment measures.