World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

UNDERSTANDING AGNI AND IT’S CLINICAL APPLICATION IN ANNAVAHA AND PUREESHAVAHA SROTOVIKARA

Dr. Sneha W. B.* and Dr. Manjunatha Adiga

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda defines human body is made of different gross and subtle channels called srotas. Srotas are the channels through which different elements undergo transformation, transmutation, circulation and transportation. The srotas is an integral part of the body, serving as a route to conduct or convey a substance from one place to other. There are 13 srotas according to Acharya Charaka and 11 according to Acharya Sushruta. Some authorities equate the Annavaha Srotas with the some parts of digestive system or the gastrointestinal tract. Agni, the transformative energy, in the Annavaha srotas digest and transforms the food into components suitable for the body. Impairment of function of agni is root cause of the disease, which manifest either in Annavaha srotas or other srotas in the body. Thus, correction of agni is the prime in treatment of any disease. Pureesha vaha srotas carrying stools out of the body. Thus, the unrestricted movement of food from upper passages to the lower passages of gastro-intestinal or digestive tract is needed for the body to procure nutrition but restricted movement of food causes improper nutrition. Thus, Bringing the normalcy in agni is the prime treatment in any disease.

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