Abstract

REVIEW OF PRANAVAHA SROTAS

Dr. Kalyani Sitaram Hubale* and Dr. Nilima Vishal Bhandari

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Abstract

Sharir Rachana and Sharir Kriya are two sides of coin. Ayurveda never given separate Sharir Rachana or Anatomy and Physiology or Sharir Kriya. Srotas is one of the major concept of Ayurveda. It is said that ‘sroto aium purusha’ that means human body is made up of so many srotas, A channel that transport only dhatu under metabolic transformation is called srotas. There are a many number and types of srotas mention by different authors. As per Acharya Sushrut- A srotas is tubular structure or organ which initiate the flow of the fluid material from the inner of the body to its outer opening.

Keywords: Srotas, Pranvaha, Pranvahasrotas.