World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF ASTHANINDITA PURUSHA

Namrata Shrivastav*

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is considered as one of the oldest of the traditional systems of medicine (TSMs) accepted worldwide. The ancient wisdom in this traditional system of medicine is still not exhaustively explored. The junction of the rich knowledge from different traditional systems of medicine can lead to new avenues in herbal drug discovery process. In ayurvedic text, 'Charakacharya' has described eight 'Nindya prakrities' (undesirable constitution) according to the body constitution. These eight despised persons are Atidirgha (very tall), Atihriswa (very short stature), Atigaura (very fair colored or complexion), Atikrishna (very black colored or complexion), Atiloma (with excessive body hairs), Aloma (absence of body hairs), Atikrisha (excessive thin or emaciated persons) and Obese (obese or overweight). Astaninditha purusha refers to those people who are generally considered as socially unacceptable because of their peculiar characteristics.[1] However, it is more than a social stigma due various systemic disorders that may crop up and may be a life-threatening condition in many situations.

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