Abstract

STUDY OF DEHA PRAKRUTI, PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE AND SROTAS – A REVIEW

Prof. Dr. Vishal Shamrao Patil* and Dr. Sharmila S. Naik

Abstract

In Ayurved ‘Prakruti’ is indicated as one's constitution dependent on once prominent Dosha at the time of conception. According to one of the references in Veda, the word Prakruti is related to consciousness (Svadhayd Brahman creation). The fictional denotation of the word Prakruti is ‘natural condition or state of anything in its natural form’. It is opposite of ‘Vikruti’ which indicates change or effect. Per flow expiratory rate is the maximum rate at which air can be expired after deep inspiration. It is useful for assessing the respiratory diseases particularly to distinguish the obstructive and restrictive diseases. Charak has defined srotas the channels which carry the transformed material after its digestion, all the While giving the definition of srotas, Charak has defined them as the channels which carry the transformed material after its digestion, all the structural aspects remain present in the body are representative aspect of srotas shareera only. According Sushurta other than any siras and dhamani, any hollow structure that takes part in transportation and is spread within the body should be considered as srotas.. There may be significant difference in Mean Pulse and PEFR values in different Prakruti. So this is the effort to review the literature of Prakruti, Srotas and PEFR.

Keywords: DEHAPRAKRUTI, PEFR, SROTAS etc.