Year: 2024 | Month: July-September | Volume: 9 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 119-122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20240313
Role of MANIKKADAI NOOL in the Diagnosis of SOODHAGAVAAYU [PCOS] Patients – A Cross Sectional Study
Poonguzhali Elanchezhian1, S.M Chithra.2
1PG Scholar, Department of PG Noinaadal,2Lecturer, Department of PG Noinaadal.
Government Siddha Medical College, Chennai.
Corresponding Author: Poonguzhali Elanchezhian
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Poly cystic Ovarian Syndrome [PCOS] is a syndrome manifested by Amenorrhoea, Hirsutism and Obesity associated with enlarged Polycystic ovaries. Siddha system implies that diagnosing a disease is essential more than its treatment and prevention. Manikkadai nool is one of the unique, non-intervening diagnostic tools in siddha practice which holds 26 output values ranging from 4-11Finger breadth size [fbs]. The methodology of Manikkadai nool is an anthropometry measurement based on the wrist circumference and finger breadth of the individual. The Manikkadai nool value for the symptoms of Soodhagavaayu patients has been given in Siddha literatureis 9 – 9¾ and it was correlated in this study.
Objective: To calibrate the value of Manikkadai nool for Soodhagavaayu pateints.
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study carried out among clinically diagnosed Soodhagavaayu (PCOS) patients attended OPD at AAGHIM, Chennai. The sample size was 50 and the sampling selection administrated was purposive sampling.
Result: The study concludes that most of the patients have Manikkadai nool value between 9 – 9 ¾ fbs which has correlation with Soodhagavaayu symptoms as per text Agathiyar Soodamani kayaru soothiram.
Keywords: Manikkadai nool, Soodhagavaayu [PCOS], Siddha literature, 9 - 9 ¾ fbs.