A comprehensional Literature Analysis on NīrkkuṟI and NeykuṟI- a siddha diagnostic tool

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Published: Jul 1, 2020
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Neerkuri, Neikuri, Siddha diagnostic tools, literature review, Teraiyar

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Kowsigan M
PG Scholars, Department of Noi Naadal, Government Siddha Medical and Hospital, Palayamkottai.
Balarasheeda B
PG Scholars, Department of Noi Naadal, Government Siddha Medical and Hospital, Palayamkottai.
Hina Firdouse K
PG Scholars, Department of Noi Naadal, Government Siddha Medical and Hospital, Palayamkottai.

Abstract

             Time honoured siddha system of medicine has its unique tools to diagnose diseases. Neykuṟi (oil drop test) is one among those tools widely used in assessing the derangements of vital humours (Vātam, Pittam and Kapam) of the body by analysing the oil patterns observed.


Literature reviews gives a conceptual framework for starting a research or planning a project. Literature review says that what has already been done in the field and where the lack is and may help to explore new ideas related to the topic. So a wide literature analysis was planned on Neykuṟi to explore the diagnostic tool in an elaborated way.


 In this paper, various point of thoughts of various siddhars about Neykuṟi were discussed. This review of literatures on neykuṟi was done to explore the diagnostic tool in an elaborated way.   

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Kowsigan M, Balarasheeda B, & Hina Firdouse K. (2020). A comprehensional Literature Analysis on NīrkkuṟI and NeykuṟI- a siddha diagnostic tool. Journal of Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 3(2), 375-380. Retrieved from https://jtim.biosci.in/ojs/index.php/jtim/article/view/73
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