Abstract

CRITICAL REVIEW OF VAPAVAHAN AS MOOLASTHANA OF MEDOVAHA STROTAS

*Vd. Sayali B. Patil and Vd. Manoj Jagtap

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Abstract

Ayurveda, the ancient has given different basic principles for understanding the anatomical and functional structures present in the human body. There are quite differences seen when we look through the point of modern medicine because modern medicine is completely based on Pratyaksha Pramana only whereas Ayurved science looks beyond that. The concept of Strotas and their Mool Sthana is given by all the Acharyas with slight differences. According to the principle, the human body is made up of multiple Strotas which act as a channel to transport the Dosha, Dhatu and Mala. Medovaha Strotas is one of them which acts as a channel for Medodhatu. Vrukka and Vapavahan are said to be the Mool Sthana of Medovaha Strotas. This study is made with the intention to understand the Vapavahan as a Mool Sthan of Medovaha Strotas and to study the correlation between Vapavahan and modern anatomical organs related to it.

Keywords: Medovaha strotas, Moolsthana, Mesentry, Omentum, Vapavahan.