Relation of Prakriti and Skin Color - An Observational Study

Prakriti is one of the most important concepts in Ayurveda which 7 types i.e., Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja, three Dwandaja and Sannipataja. first Pariksha mentioned Charaka Samhita among Dashavidhapariksha. Assessment done based on Anatomical, Physiological, Psychological, Behavioural factors. Twak Shareera anatomical features used assessment Prakriti. In this article, an attempt made to understand color its relationship with An observational study 150 healthy subjects was conducted assess individual Shareera. We Von Luschan's chromatic scale (VLS) The Fitzpatrick for classifying skin color. more VLS Score, darker is. present showed that Score increases wherever there involvement Vata Vataja are Dark brown compared Pitta. Thus, it can be said Genetic nature correlated our theory