CONCEPT OF SIRA GATA VATA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SIRA KAUTILYA (VERICOSE VEIN)
Dr. Anil Kumar, Dr. Neera Saini and Dr. P. S. Byadgi
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is an ancient science of life having two main purposes to describe ayurveda as maintaining of health and to treat the diseases. Vata, pitta and kapha are present in living body and these are basic physiological units of our every system. And the equilibrium state of these three doshas is foundation of these two purposes. Out of three doshas vata doshas is independent and is also responsible for the equilibrium state of other doshas. Sira akunchana (sira kautilya) is a
vatavyadhi caused by sira gata vata (vitiated vata affecting sira). Vatavyadhi is an uncommon disease but it is very critical, severe in nature and difficult to manage. Vitiated vata can affect any part of body and causes vatavyadhi. Sira akunchana can be understood as pathology of veins known as varicose vein. Veins are blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart and lungs. When veins become abnormally thick, full of twists and turns, or enlarged, they are called varicose vein.
Keywords: Vatavyadhi, Varicose vein, Sira kautilya etc.
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