ANATOMICAL PERSPECTIVE ON VARIOUS SROTAS: AN AYURVEDA REVIEW
Abstract
Ayurveda described several concepts related to the physiological and anatomical perspectives of human body and concept of Srotas is one of them. The Srotas are channels of body present in large number and plays major role towards the transportation and elimination of biological materials inside the body. As per Ayurveda Acharyas innumerable Srotas make a transporting system of body which helps to maintain balances of Dosha, Dhathu and Mala. Srotas are micro channels of body, some of them are macro in structure, they possess colour of Dhathus transporting through them. Srotas mainly perform functioning of Grahana, Sravana, Vahana, Shoshana, Nissarana and Vivechana, etc. Srotas functions related with their locations and distribution inside the body, therefore anatomical aspect play important role towards the physiology of Srotas. The disturbed structural and anatomical abnormalities of Srotas can lead several health issues. The knowledge of anatomical aspect of Srotas is important to understand their physiology and involvement in disease pathogenesis, considering this present article explains anatomical perspective on various Srotas.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Srotas, Channels, Anatomy, Transportation
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