The clinical view in Ayurveda: holistic understanding beyond medical diagnostics

Year: 2019

"The clinical view in Ayurveda: Holistic understanding beyond medical diagnosis"

Clinical terms are linguistic symbols that not only form the basis of a medical language, but as abstracting carriers of meaning they also have a decisive influence on the clinical view and the subsequent therapeutic approach. In other words: medical words and the views they are based on have a great influence on professional perception in the clinical context and consequently also on the therapeutic as well as personal interaction with patients. Referring to the symposium topic "Pariksha", this lecture is about a differentiated view of the semantic contents and conceptual basis of the terms pariksha and diagnosis in the context of a holistic approach in the clinical field. What concretely distinguishes modern diagnostics from Ayurvedic examination strategies? What effects do these different approaches have on the professional relationship with patients and the course of therapy? And what exactly are the decisive aspects that have to be considered by Ayurveda therapists and physicians in order to actually meet the high demands of a holistic clinical understanding?