title: Concept of deha prakriti vis-à-vis human constitution in ayurveda.
abstract: The Ayurvedic literature exhibits a systematic information about psychosomatic constitution and its genetic & environment denominators. According to Ayurveda the psychosomatic constitution, as also known as Deha Prakrti, is represented by a vivid description of the Physique, Physiology & psychological make-up of an individual. The Deha Prakrti is essentially genetically determined and is likely to be influenced by a variety of environmental factors to some extent. Dehaprakrti is the foremost factor which determines the pattern of susceptibility of an individual to different diseases, their prognosis, course and complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Singh