SHUKRA IN COMPARISON WITH SPERM- A REVIEW
Dr. Arif Khan J. S.* and Dr. Abdul Khader
ABSTRACT
Human body is made up of seven Dhatus (seven categories of tissues). Shukra Dhatu is one among them. Shukradhatu is located in entire body. Shukra is white, pure, excellent Dhatu which is considered as best among all seven Dhatus. Individuals having the excellence of Shukradhatu are shown physical & psychological characteristics. According to texts of Ayurveda, Shukradhatu is pervading all over the body. It gives courage to a person. It creates softness in the mind. It is responsible for strength of individual. In metabolism of Shukradhatu nutrients essential for Shukradhatu are digested by Shukuradhatwagni and forms Shukradhatu. Vitiation of Shukradhatu shows Shukradhatu dusti (pathology) in the form of Vriddhi (hyper state) or Kshaya (waning). This vitiation may leads to mainly infertility and many other physical as well as psychological disorders. Therefore, it has a vital role in context to reproduction as well as to maintain physical and mental health. Similarly sperm is essential in the body for the continuation of biological life cycle and to produce offspring. Healthy sperm is the prime factor involved in the fertilization which is required to produce the progeny. Sperm health is historically been tied to the concept of male virility. Reduced sperm or no sperm affects the individual both physiologically and psychologically.
Keywords: Shukradhatu, Sperm, fertilization, shukradhatwagni.
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