THE CONCEPT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IN AYURVEDA Authors: Kumar BMN
ABSTRACT
Acharya Sushruta and other profounders of Ayurveda have not described the structural aspect of
the nervous system; they were known for its functional aspect. According to them, all the
activities of the body are done by Vata, the chief among the Tridosas. Every Ayurvedic scholar
knows that Ayurveda stands on the theory of the Panca Mahabhuta and Tri-Dosa. Among three
Dosas, Vata plays an important role as mentioned by Charaka “Vayustantrayantradharah” etc.
where “Vata" can be compared with the nervous system (in the living bodies) of the
contemporary sciences. Thus Vata in terms of modern physiology closely resembles the neural
impulse (motor, sensory and integrative), which is also an invisible, self-originated, and
propagated as metabolic reaction sequence bringing about all activities of the nervous system,
namely motor, sensory, integrative (higher intellectual functions).
Keywords: Vata, Dhatu, Shira, nerve, brain Publication date: 01/10/2021 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/October/MS_IJBPAS_2021_5666.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.10.5666
