ABSTRACT

Marmas are an important points in the body where prana is located, similar to the energy point of the acupuncture system in medicine. Ayurvedic literature describes 107 marmas located in different parts of the body. In ayurveda's vast sea of knowledge, marma is one of the most important concept. Marma points were unanimously recognized as "places of life" (prana - life energy). Damage to these areas can lead to severe pain, disability, loss of function, and loss of sensation or death. Therefore, in the ancient scriptures these important places injury must be avoided and proper care must be taken in this regard when performing the work. However, recent studies have shown that if there is inflammation or pain at any point in marma, stimulating a nearby marma point may help relieve this pain. Dhamani marma is one of the important areas of human anatomy, which is classified based on the structures involved. This classification was given only by vagbhata. There are 9 in numbers of dhamani marmas described by vagbhata in ashtanga hridaya sharirasthana, chapter 4 marmavibhaga. These are 1) Guda - 1; 2) Apastamba - 2; 3) Vidhura - 2; 4) Sringataka - 4. Meanwhile, Acharya Sushruta mentioned these marmas in the following categories: Guda is mamsa marma, Vidhura is snayu marma, Apashtambha and Shringataka are shira marma. While Acharya Vagbhata termed these marmas as Dhamani Marmas. Dhamani is a special structure in which the pulsation is felt. Thanks to this, we can distinguish this part from the others. It has its own meaning in terms of structure and function. When you get the knowledge of the dhamani, you know the exact anatomy under each marma where the injury occurred. Keywords: Marma, Dhamani marma, Sira, Dhamani
Publication date: 05/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.1059