A CRITICAL STUDY AND ANATOMICAL REVIEW ON MEDOVAHA SROTAS W.S.R TO ITS MOOLASTHANA Authors: Raval K And Bandapalle DN*
ABSTRACT
The human body is made up of seven distinctive sorts of tissue called dhatu. The
word "srotas "(meaning movement, flow emission, etc.) determines from the root word
"srugatau."Sushruta Acharya characterized srotas as those channels, with the
special case The of sira and dhamani. That spread throughout the body and carried specific
substances. Srotas is made up of the fantastically little pores and sections found in
the lotus stem. The implies by which poshya Dhatu voyages all through the body and bolsters
it.
Consequently, it can be said that Srotas is the total physiological major as well as minor
channels of the Srototutpatti happen in intrauterine life,and Vayu mahabhuta with suitable
Agni intercession is in charge of separation that contributes to the era of srotas. srotas are Anu
(small scale) OR sthoola (large scale) in estimate, vritta (circular),
deergha (stretched), or pratana (level) in shape. In current science meda can be compared to
lipids since it is one of those dhatus and basic for keeping up snehatwa (lubricity). A few
components within the human body, such as vasa and majja, have likenesses to lipids.
The significant of srotas is evident from the description of it in entire chapter by Charaka
Acharya. Sroto vimana medavaha srotas, if vitiated, creates medo dushti, which may be stated
as prameha, poorva roopa or Sthaulya lakshana or something similar.
The origins of Medovaha srotas are in the hips or pelvic area, the two kidneys (Vrikka) as their
names suggest the fat transporting channels do not contain any fat.
Keywords: Medovaha; moolasthana; srotas; medo dushti; sthaulya; prameha; adipose
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