Altern Ther Health Med. 2021 Jun;27(S1):12-17.
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: The concept of Prakriti is unique to Ayurveda, which is used for deciding the preventive and curative strategy to be adopted in the treatment of patients. It is the total of anatomical, physiological, and psychological domains of an individual. The diseases often manifest by susceptibility that depends upon Prakriti of individuals. COVID 19 is a new disease, where the status of the susceptibility of its victim in terms of Prakriti is not known. This study has been undertaken to determine the Prakriti of COVID 19 positive patients.
The validated instrument CCRAS Prakriti assessment scale has been applied to the COVID 19 positive patients admitted between 16 May 2020 to 10 June 2020 at COVID hospital.
Data of 117 patients aged 10 to 80 years have been analyzed. The ratio of male-female patients was 1.8:1. Most patients belonged to Vata-KaphaPrakriti (27%).Individuals with their Prakriti found in order of frequency were Pitta-Kapha (21%), Kapha (20%), Vata (13%), Vata-Pitta (11%), Sama (4%) and Pitta (3%).
Patients with Vata-Kapha, Pitta-Kapha, and Kapha dominant Prakriti have been found more in COVID19. The treatment strategies can be accordingly decided in respect of each patient.
Prakriti 是阿育吠陀独有的概念，用于决定在治疗患者时应采取的预防和治疗策略。它是个体解剖学、生理学和心理学领域的总和。疾病常常表现出易感性，这取决于个体的 Prakriti。COVID-19 是一种新疾病，其患者在 Prakriti 方面的易感性状态尚不清楚。本研究旨在确定 COVID-19 阳性患者的 Prakriti。
应用经过验证的 CCRAS Prakriti 评估量表对 2020 年 5 月 16 日至 6 月 10 日期间在 COVID 医院住院的 COVID-19 阳性患者进行评估。
共分析了 117 名年龄在 10 至 80 岁的患者数据。男女患者比例为 1.8:1。大多数患者属于 Vata-Kapha Prakriti（27%）。按出现频率顺序排列，个体 Prakriti 分别为 Pitta-Kapha（21%）、Kapha（20%）、Vata（13%）、Vata-Pitta（11%）、Sama（4%）和 Pitta（3%）。
在 COVID-19 中，发现具有 Vata-Kapha、Pitta-Kapha 和 Kapha 主导 Prakriti 的患者更多。可以根据每位患者的情况相应地决定治疗策略。
