ANATOMICAL EXPLORATION OF ANNAVAHA STROTAS W.S.R. TO MOOLASTHAN

Dr. Nutan N. Tayanath*, Prof. Dr. Vinod Choudhari

Strotas means channels of pores. Each Strotas is attached to specific anatomical structure called Moola. Moola is basically the origin. From this origin perticular substance is carried out which named as Strotas.[1] In classics there is no any detail description is available about Strotomoola. For determination of Moolsthan of Strotas some points should be considered as utpatti sthan, sangrah sthan, By determining these points Amashaya can be considered as Moolsthan with storage point of view, Annavahi dhamani can be considered as conduction point of view. Stomach is an organ where the food gets partially digested and stored before it is pushed on to the intestine for further digestion. When the stomach as an organ fails to hold and digest the food, the body will be depleted of all the nutrients and basic amenities needed to hang on with that life element. The aim of this research is to locate the anatomical site of Moolsthan of Annavaha Strotas and to correlate the dushti lakshana of Annahasrotos with gastrointestinal impairments.