A REVIEW ON CO-RELATION OF LASIKA TANTRA IN AYURVEDA AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM IN MODERN ANATOMY
*Dr. Pallavi D. Pawar (Patil)
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda, is the ancient science which deals with deseases not only upto its treatment but deals with its root causes and treatment of that perticular causative factor. Priorly Ayurveda science was somewhat ignored by people not communicated properly since a few centuries. An extensive description about Lasika is available in Ayurvedic literature but the correlative interpretation and applied aspect of Lasika with latest up to date modern parameters is not available. The advancing age of information technology demands the classical ancient Ayurveda to be communicated, interpreted and correlated in term of existing knowledge for international debate. Modern Anatomy describes circulatory fluids are two types‟ viz-blood and lymph. Rasa word is meant for digested part of food or Aahar rasa. In this Saumya aahar rasa is one part of Aahar rasa, which concerned to the Lasika. This Rasa/ Lasika circulated through Kaphavaha Siras and nourish the different body parts. Through this review article I am going to elaborate the concept of Lasikatantra in Ayurveda and in comparison with lymphatic system in modern anatomy through various aspects.
Keywords: Lasika, Kapha, Lymph, Lymph Vessel, lasika tantra, lymphatic system.
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