The Concept of Vatavaha Sira w.s.r.to Modern Anatomy
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
The term Sira stands for channels through which substances or physical forces flow. In general, this term stands for blood vessels, even though Sushruta has also used it in the sense of nerves i.e. Vatavaha Sira. In such a condition, it is very difficult to know doubtlessly about it like modern anatomy. Though Sushruta and other profounders of Ayurveda have not described the structural aspect of the nervous system, they were in the know of its functional aspect. According to them, all the activities of the body are done by Vata, the chief among the Tridoshas. Many of the physical and mental phenomena described by modern physiologists are primarily the activities of the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous systems. They can be identified by the functions ascribed to Vata in the classical Ayurvedic literature. Vata reaches the different parts of the body through Vatavaha Siras for performing all the physical and mental functions. The aim of this study is to correlate the Vatavaha Siras with possible modern anatomical structures i.e artery and nerve.
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B M N Kumar
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