A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ON PURISA (STOOL) PARIKSHA
In Ayurved; Astasthana pariksha is one of the important examinations to find the various causes behind diseases. In Ayurvedic text, different methods have been described for diagnosis of various aspect of disease, the Purisa pariksha (Stool examination) is one of them. Purisa pariksha is the main laboratory investigation tool which is necessary to diagnosis the disease described under samanya pariksha regarding the abnormalities in terms of col- or, odor, quality, consistency etc. In all ancient days, the identification of ama is used to be done by purisa parik- sha only. This review article aims to focus on the importance of Purisa pariksha. This conceptual study is helpful in the management of various progressive chronic diseases. Keywords: Astasthana pariksha, Mala pariksha, Purisa pariksha, Stool.