Development, Validation, and Verification of a Self-Assessment Tool to Estimate Agnibala (Digestive Strength)

The objective of the present study was to develop and validate a self-assessment tool to estimate Agnibala. The developed tool was evaluated for its reliability and validity by administering it to 300 healthy volunteers of either gender belonging to 18 to 40-year age group. Besides confirming the statistical validity and reliability, the practical utility of the newly developed tool was also evaluated by recording serum lipid parameters of all the volunteers. The results show that the lipid parameters vary significantly according to the status of Agni. The tool, therefore, may be used to screen normal population to look for possible susceptibility to certain health conditions.

Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 4, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Singh, A., Singh, G., Patwardhan, K., Gehlot, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research