Abstract

A LITERATURE STUDY OF STRUCTURAL DEFICIENT IN URDHVA SHAKHAGAT KALANTAR PRANHAR MARMA W.S.R. TO AYURVEDIC & MODERN VIEW.

*Vd. Manish Prakashrao Zate

ABSTRACT

Vital points over the body are called as marma injury to them cause pain, abnormality or death. These marma contain five structure mamsa, sira, snayu, asthi & sandhi. In some marma only three or four structure are present. Kalantar pranhar marma are explained with presence of any four structure, one structure is absent among the five. This study has aim to find out structural deficient in urdhwa shakhagat kalantar pranhar marma. Objectives are to find out normal anatomical structure among kshipra, talahruday & indrabasti marma at upper limb. Another objective is to find out modern terminology for marmagat structure like mams, sira, snayu, asthi, sandhi. Primarily literature study for marma was done from the ayurvedic text then their modern structures are studied at that particular marma point from modern literature. Observation & results are compared for deficient structure among these three marma. Kshipra & indrabasti are found to be deficient in asthi component in them.

Keywords: Vital points mamsa, sira, snayu, asthi & sandhi.