AN ANALYTICAL OUTLOOK OF DETERMINATION OF THE MULASTHAN OF SROTAS

Abstract

Dosha, dhatu and mala are the basic building elements of body. Their continuous and proper flowing in body is the material cause for health of the body. Any obstacle anywhere in this process, known as disease. For proper direction of these building blocks in body unaltered state akash mahabhuta is necessary. This space or akash mahabhuta is represents as the srotas or channels of conduction. ‘Kha’ is one of the synonym of srotas and the same scripture is used for srotas Proper functioning of Srotas is the only remote cause for good health. Ayurvedic clinical foundation is based on thorough knowledge of it. Srotansi are the channels that convey the body elements, which are undergoing metabolic processes, subserve the purpose of circulation. The normal functioning of the particular group of channels (srotansi) is depends upon it’s mulasthan. After management of mulasthan of that specific srotas basic management of the diseases belonging to that particular srotas gets completed. Hence peculiar discussion of the mulasthan of the group of channels (srotansi) on the basis of cause- effect theory is inevitable for clinical practice.