An experience with Pulse Diagnosis

It happened around 3 years ago in Lucknow when me and my friend Rohendra were doing a 4 day advanced meditation course of Art of Living in Lucknow. As service helps to purify the intellect, every participant was assigned certain service for an hour every day. Rohendra had tried to lift a heavy carpet alone and suffered back pain, however he chose to silently bear it. Since we were in silence so there was no way that he could share it with anyone.

Next day as part of course we were instructed to delay breakfast as some doctors of Nadi Pareeksha were to come and examine the participants state. Pulse diagnosis is better on empty stomach as otherwise food digestion disturbs the normal pulse flow. Me and Rohendra silently waited for our turn(we had no option as we were in silence :) ). Doctor diagnosed the pulse and started giving his analysis on ailments and general condition of the body.

He first of all told about the prakriti (Nature) of person. I was surprised when he said that Prakriti largely determines how a human being behaves. His analsyis of mine pretty astonished me for its correctness. He was able to predict the condition of stomach, some diseases like cold with which i usually suffered. He also told about some future diseases that might happen with my body and prescribed Ayurvedic medicines to balance my doshas (impurities in body). He said balancing the doshas would ensure that the seeds of the diseases wont sprout in the body.

Few days later after the course had ended, me and Rohendra had discussion about Nadi Pareeksha examination. Like me Rohendra too was satisfied with the diagnosis. He shared something which will indelibly remain a part of my memory, doctor by merely examining his pulse has also told him about his temporary back pain that he had acquired. 

Since then i have always got myself diagnosed from time to time and followed the prescription of Naadi Pareeksha chikitsik. The Ayurvedic medicines dosctor prescribes are free from side effect and lead to general well being of body. Practising yoga since last 9 years regularily and taking Ayurvedic prescriptions from time to time has ensured that body functions well and rarely there is need to visit a doctor.  Infact in last 7 years i have visited doctor only 2 times and both the times it was for getting  a medical certificate which was required by my workplace. I have discovered that balanced living and living close to nature, gives a gift of health and sense of well being which is normally unseen in an adult.

Interested as i was i started enquiring more about Nadi Pareeksha and its origin. Nadi Pareeksha as a technique was very famous in ancient India and used by nawabs too. India had few very accomplished doctors who were reknowned for their expertise. A nawab wanted to mock a doctor and invited him to diagnose his wife. Since there was a rule in muslim world that an outsider male can not hold the hand of female hence a thread was to be tied to female hand and given to doctor. The Nawab with an intention to mock the doctor instead tied the thread to the leg of a goat. The doctor examined the pulse and said, this pulse is not of a human but of a goat and the goat is 3 months pregnant.

Naadi Pareeksha is an established traditional medication system and I feel that even medical doctors should be taught the art of pulse diagnosis along with other medicines. Treatment through Ayurveda should be given priority. While this will reduce the financial burden of expensive medicines on those who cant afford, it shall also shover on people the gift of good health. We will also be developing the culture of coming near to nature by promoting Ayurvedic medicines which are created from tree preparations.