European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

UNDERSTANDING OF THE RAKTAVAHA SROTASA AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF RAKTA PRADOSHAJA VIKARA

Dr. Bhagyashree Tandel*, Dr. Seetharama Mithanthaya, Dr. Dhaval Dholakiya and Dr. Vidhi Parmar

ABSTRACT

Integrity of the Srotasa system is essential for the entire range of life processes in health and diseases. Srotasa is
the system that circulates the Doshas and Dhatu or their elements to the various organs. Provenance of Rakta
Dhatu and its distribution involves group of organs directly or indirectly. Raktavaha Srotasa circulates Rakta
Dhatu to each and every part of the body for the nourishment of tissue. Rakta Dhatu gets vitiated due to imbalance
of Pitta Dosha causing so many Pittaja and Raktaja disease conditions named as Rakta Pradoshaj Vyadhi.
Ayurveda classics have symbolised Raktapitta and Kustha as Mahagada, which are the chief disorder of
Raktavaha Srotasa, both these disorders are manifestation of vitiated Pitta Dosa in the Raktavaha Srotasa.
Pathophysiological perspective of Raktavaha Srotas play vital role for the maintenance of the normal health status
of an individual since abnormal physiological condition may leads to many health issues.

Keywords: Rakta Pradoshaj Vyadhi, Raktavaha Srotasa, Rakta Pitta, Kustha.