The Concept of Srotas in Ayurveda with special reference to Blood Capillaries
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
The anatomical, physiological as well as pathological concepts about srotas are broadly mentioned in Ayurveda samhitas. According to various acharyas srotas are channels of nourishment with the particular functional entity in the body. It is structurally related to as various organs with due consideration of the physiological needs. Charaka has described many facts about srotas in meaning the structure through which the sravanam kriya takes place. Sushruta has described very well about the number, kinds and functions of srotas in context of srotovidddha laxanas (symptoms of injury). The srotas, in the broad term, refers to the channels of circulation present in human body. Anatomically and physiologically, channels of circulation have great importance. Present day scholars of Ayurveda are not unanimous in identifying srotas in its structure and function. This is so because of difference in description present in Sushruta samhita, Charaka samhita, Ashtanga samgraha, Ashtanga hrudaya and their commentaries. Modern scholars like Gananath sen, B.G. Ghanekar, C. Dwarakanath and others have interpreted their own way and a satisfactory conclusion has not been arrived at. The main aim of this article is to study the concept of srotas from various Ayurvedic classics and it correlates with modern anatomy.
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B. M. N. Kumar
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