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<p style="text-align:justify;">Samhanana means muscularity, firmness, solidity, strength or compactness of body. Classical texts and current research have shown the advantages of a compact body over the incompact body. Samhanana examination is included among the tenfold assessment of patients in Ayurveda. An excellent samhanana is a quality of excellent health. [Ast. Sa. Nidana Sthana 1/3]. Though samhanana and pramana seem similar entities but are different from each other. Pramana quantitatively expresses the magnitudes of human body parts, whereas samhnana expresses their compactness. A person with morbid obesity has a large pramana but most probably has least samhanana. Samhanana helps determine the person's constitution, strength and immunity; prognosis and management of diseases; and to assess excellence of body tissues. This chapter deals with the description of samhanana and its importance in healthcare. </p> | <p style="text-align:justify;">Samhanana means muscularity, firmness, solidity, strength or compactness of body. Classical texts and current research have shown the advantages of a compact body over the incompact body. Samhanana examination is included among the tenfold assessment of patients in Ayurveda. An excellent samhanana is a quality of excellent health. [Ast. Sa. Nidana Sthana 1/3]. Though samhanana and pramana seem similar entities but are different from each other. Pramana quantitatively expresses the magnitudes of human body parts, whereas samhnana expresses their compactness. A person with morbid obesity has a large pramana but most probably has least samhanana. Samhanana helps determine the person's constitution, strength and immunity; prognosis and management of diseases; and to assess excellence of body tissues. This chapter deals with the description of samhanana and its importance in healthcare. </p> | ||
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|data1 = Concepts/[[Samhanana]] | |||
|label2 = Authors | |||
|data2 = Bhojani M. K. <sup>1</sup>, Rahul Anand <sup>1</sup> | |||
|label3 = Reviewer | |||
|data3 = Basisht G.<sup>2</sup>, | |||
|label4 = Editor | |||
|data4 = Deole Y.S.<sup>3</sup> | |||
|label5 = Affiliations | |||
|data5 = <sup>1</sup> Department of Sharir Kriya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India <br/><sup>2</sup> Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. <br/><sup>3</sup> Department of Kayachikitsa, G. J. Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India | |||
|label6 = Correspondence emails | |||
|data6 = [mailto:meera.samhita@aiia.gov.in meera.samhita@aiia.gov.in], <br/>[mailto:carakasamhita@gmail.com carakasamhita@gmail.com] | |||
|label7 = Publisher | |||
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India | |||
|label8 = Date of publication | |||
|data8 = August 25, 2023 | |||
|label9 = DOI | |||
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Revision as of 13:55, 30 September 2023
Samhanana means muscularity, firmness, solidity, strength or compactness of body. Classical texts and current research have shown the advantages of a compact body over the incompact body. Samhanana examination is included among the tenfold assessment of patients in Ayurveda. An excellent samhanana is a quality of excellent health. [Ast. Sa. Nidana Sthana 1/3]. Though samhanana and pramana seem similar entities but are different from each other. Pramana quantitatively expresses the magnitudes of human body parts, whereas samhnana expresses their compactness. A person with morbid obesity has a large pramana but most probably has least samhanana. Samhanana helps determine the person's constitution, strength and immunity; prognosis and management of diseases; and to assess excellence of body tissues. This chapter deals with the description of samhanana and its importance in healthcare.
| Section/Chapter/topic | Concepts/Samhanana |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bhojani M. K. 1, Rahul Anand 1 |
| Reviewer | Basisht G.2, |
| Editor | Deole Y.S.3 |
| Affiliations |
1 Department of Sharir Kriya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India 2 Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. 3 Department of Kayachikitsa, G. J. Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India |
| Correspondence emails |
meera.samhita@aiia.gov.in, carakasamhita@gmail.com |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre, I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India |
| Date of publication | August 25, 2023 |
| DOI | 10.47468/CSNE.2023.e01.s09.148 |
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