Abstract :
Srota is a pathway (channel) that carries substances or energy from one place to another in the human body. Sushruta mentioned that the channels of circulation are present in intra-cellular, inter-cellular and extra cellular spaces of the human body. Acharya Charakaa has broadly described thirteen types of srotas, while Sushruta mentioned eleven pairs of srotas. Both Charakaa and Sushruta quoted medovaha srotas, which are self-explanatory to explicate the importance of medovaha srotas. According to Sushruta medovaha sroto-dushti (vitiation) lakshanas are sweda agaman (excessive sweating), snigdha angataa (oily appearance of the body), talu shosha (dryness of the palates), sthaulya (obesity), shophataa (edema) and pipasa (thirst). According to Charakaa, the vitiation of medovaha srotas will lead to prameha purvarupas. All these characters described by Sushruta are due to hyper- or hypo-secretions of epinephrine, norepinephrine, estrogen, leptin, insulin, androgens, growth hormone, ADH and aldosterone, thyroid hormone, glucagon, amylin, GIP, GLP-1, epinephrine, cortisol and insulin. From physiological point of view, all these characters either described by Charakaa or Sushruta seem to be the diseases or conditions related to hormonal imbalances.
Keyword :
Dusti, Hormones, Imbalance, Medovaha, Srotas