@article{Rajeshwari Vantagodi_2022, title={Relation of Prakriti and Skin Color - An Observational Study}, volume={7}, url={https://jaims.in/jaims/article/view/1776}, DOI={10.21760/jaims.7.3.4}, abstractNote={<p><em>Prakriti </em>is one of the most important concepts in Ayurveda which is of 7 types i.e., <em>Vataja</em>, <em>Pittaja</em>, <em>Kaphaja</em>, three <em>Dwandaja</em> and one <em>Sannipataja</em>. <em>Prakriti</em> is first <em>Pariksha</em> mentioned in <em>Charaka</em> <em>Samhita</em> among <em>Dashavidhapariksha</em>. Assessment of <em>Prakriti</em> is done based on Anatomical, Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioural factors. <em>Twak Shareera</em> is one of the important anatomical features used in the assessment of <em>Prakriti</em>. In this article, an attempt is made to understand the color of <em>Twak</em> and its relationship with <em>Prakriti</em>. An observational study of 150 healthy subjects was conducted to assess the <em>Prakriti</em> of individual and its relationship with <em>Twak Shareera</em>. We used Von Luschan’s chromatic scale (VLS) and The Fitzpatrick scale for classifying skin color. The more the VLS Score, the darker the skin color is.&nbsp; The present study showed that VLS Score increases wherever there is involvement of <em>Vata</em> and Fitzpatrick scale showed that <em>Vataja Prakriti</em> are more of Dark brown in color compared to <em>Pitta</em>. Thus, it can be said that skin color is Genetic in nature and correlated with our theory of <em>Prakriti</em>.</p&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences}, author={Rajeshwari Vantagodi}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={23 - 26} }