A REVIEW OF RAKTAVAHA SROTAS AND ITS DISEASES
The subject which deals with the study of the human body and its part is called "Rachna Sharir” which forms the basic principle for understanding the concept of Àyurveda. In Ayurveda, the principle of Srotas is like the roots of the tree. The channel that transport nutrition to their destiny is called Srotas. The human body is the collaboration of the Srotas. Srotas take part in the modification, conveyance, absorption and excretion of many substances which are transported through them. The number of Srotas are different by different authorities of Ayurveda. The Srotas have their self Mulasthan or root. Any disturbance in the Srota, at the structural or functional level, leads to the commencement of diseases. Every Srotas have different functions and Dusti Lakshana. Raktavaha Srotas is the Srotas which is related to blood circulation and its formation. Its Mulasthana are Yakrit, Pleeha and Raktavahini- dhamani as mentioned the Ayurvedic literatures. There are many diseases of Raktavaha Srotas, which occurs as a result of Srotas Dusti. The disease of the Raktavahasrotas is Kustha, Visrpa, Pidika, Kamala, Asrgdar, Arubuda, Arsha etc. all the skin diseases, haemolytic disease, gynaecological disorders, metabolic disorders. The diseases of Raktavahasrotas are important for diagnosis and clinical practices. The presentation is aimed to review the concept of Raktavaha Srotas and its importance. Keywords: Srotas, Mulastha, RaktavahaSrotas