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==Importance in examination of patients ==
==Importance in examination of patients ==
Indriya are the means of direct observation. (pratyaksha jnana) [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 4/4], [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/39] They are the tools that provide information to the physician about health condition of a person. Therefore, a physician shall develop his senses to access the knowledge about patient and diseases.
Indriya are the means of direct observation. (pratyaksha jnana) [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 4/4], [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 8/39] They are the tools that provide information to the physician about the health condition of a person. Therefore, a physician shall develop his senses to access the knowledge about patient and diseases.
The physician should use his five senses for examining the patient, diagnosis of disease, and elicit the features of the morbidity in the patient. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 10/5]
The physician should use his five senses for examining the patient, diagnosis of disease, and elicit the features of the morbidity in the patient. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana 10/5]
E.g.:- size, shape, colour etc. of a swelling, colour and nature of discharge from wound are directly observed through visual faculty (chakshrurindriya).
Different sounds produced in body like heartbeat, bowel sounds, sound produced from joints etc. are assessed using auditory faculty (shrotrendriya). [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 4/7]
E.g.:- size, shape, colour, etc. of swelling, colour, and nature of discharge from a wound are directly observed through visual faculty (chakshrurindriya).
Different sounds produced in the body like heartbeats, bowel sounds, the sound produced from joints, etc. are assessed using auditory faculty (shrotrendriya). [Cha. Sa. [[Vimana Sthana]] 4/7]
== Diagnosis of diseases of indriya==
== Diagnosis of diseases of indriya==
The vitiated [[dosha]] affecting indriya can result in two types of pathology.
The vitiated [[dosha]] affecting indriya can result in two types of pathology.