An overview of Srotas w.s.r. to therapeutics in Ayurveda

Nitish Sharma; Pawan Kumar Kirar; Lajwanti Keswani; Salil Jain; Monika Parihar

doi:10.21760/jaims.8.7.20

Nitish Sharma Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Government Autonomous Ayurveda College and Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Pawan Kumar Kirar Lecturer, Department of Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt Autonomous Ayurveda College & Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Lajwanti Keswani Reader & HOD, Department of Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt. Autonomous Ayurveda College & Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Salil Jain Lecturer, Department of Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt Autonomous Ayurveda College & Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Monika Parihar Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Government Autonomous Ayurveda College and Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.8.7.20

Keywords: Srotas, Srotodusti, Ayurveda

Abstract

In Ayurveda, Ayu is defined as conjunction of body, soul, mind and senses. Each has been given due importance in the maintenance of health and prevention and cure of disease. Ayurveda mention various aspects related to the normal physiological functioning of body, diseases and their management. Ayurveda elaborated one such concept of Srotas which means microchannels of body that performs functions of transportation and circulation. The Srotas not only perform important functions of body but also restore normal health status of body. Vitiation and depletion in Srotas can lead many pathological events inside the body. Present article described clinical perspective of Srotas as per Ayurveda considerations. When the vitiation of Srotas occurs, the treatment of Moolasthan can cure the whole deformity because Moolasthan is the control system of the whole Srotas.

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