ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MOOTRAVAHA SROTAS: A REVIEW

Dr. Stuti Patel*, Dr. Geetanjali Sasmal and Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

The Srotas or channels in the body act like paths or transporting blood and sensory information, absorbing nutrients and expelling waste products from the body. In our Ayurvedic classics many Acharyas mentioned many Srotas like Pranvaha, Raktavaha, Udakvaha, Mansvaha, Medovaha, Anavaha, Asthivaha, Majjavaha, Shukravaha, etc. In this row Mootravaha srotas is one of the most important and functional Srotas. Mootravaha srotas concerned with Utpatti, Visarjana of Mootra and maintaining the Kleadata in the body. As long as these channels are in a condition of health, so long the whole body is free from disorders. There is a need to study the fundamental and applied aspect of Mootravaha srotas in order to understand Ayurvedic biology and disease processes in depth.

Keywords: Srotas, Mootravaha srotas, Urinary system.