Role of pulse diagnosis: A review

Pulse diagnosis is very important method for predicting the health status or disorder in a patient in Indian Traditional Medicine. This paper presents the literature review on research & findings of researchers on different techniques & approaches of pulse diagnosis. Prakriti and Vikruti can be discovered through pulse diagnosis. Knowledge of prakriti and vikruti can help a person in maintaining good health. Recently, more work is focused on proving the theories related to prakriti present in ayurveda. Modern scientific approaches are going on to resolve the problem of standardization and quantification. The aim of this review is to provide readers with a complete picture of current progress in this area.