Concept of Saara with special reference to Twaksaara

  • Dr. Chaithra N. Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Shareera Kriya, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, INDIA.
  • Pratibha Kulkarni Professor & Head, Department of Shareera Kriya, Ayurveda Medical College, Shivamogga, INDIA.
  • Prashanth Kekuda T R Professor, Govt. Ayurveda Medical College, Shivamogga, INDIA
  • Arpitha A Warrier Post Graduate Scholar, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, INDIA.
  • Anu Jos Post Graduate Scholar, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, INDIA.
  • Chaitra T M Post Graduate Scholar, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, INDIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v5i05.1078
Keywords: Saara, Twaksaara, Rasa Dhatu, Twaksaara Purusha, Ayurveda, Twak, Loma

Abstract

Saara is considered to be an important concept of Ayurveda. It helps in assessing Bala and Sthiramsha of an individual. Saara Pareeksha comes under Dashavidha Pareeksha which is performed to understand the Bala of an individual. Saara is the purest form of Dhatus. The purest form of Rasa Dhatu is Rasasaara, which is known as Twaksaara. As Rasa is assessed through Twak, this Saara is considerd as Twaksaara. The physical features of Twaksaara like Snigdha, Shlakshna, Mrudu, Prasanna Sookshma, Alpa, Gambheera Loma, Saprabha of Twak, will help to analyze the present status of Rasasaara in individual.The knowledge of Saarata of a person will therefore help in understanding physiology, psychology and susceptibility to diseases of an individual. The concept of Saara is a good mirror to assess properties and function of Dhatu.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v5i05.1078
Published: 2020-10-31
How to Cite
Dr. Chaithra N., Pratibha Kulkarni, Prashanth Kekuda T R, Arpitha A Warrier, Anu Jos, & Chaitra T M. (2020). Concept of Saara with special reference to Twaksaara. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 5(05), 426-430. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v5i05.1078
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Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020): SEP-OCT
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