RAKTAVAHASROTAS – CHANNELS CARRYING OR TRANSPORTING BLOOD
According to Sushruta –
RaktavahaSrotas or channels carrying blood are 2 in number and are rooted in –
Yakrut-Pleeha – Liver and spleen and
Raktavaahinidhamanees – the arteries transporting the blood
SYMPTOMS OF VITIATION OF RAKTAVAHASROTAS –
Shyaavaangataa – blackish brown or greyish discolouration of body parts
Jwara – fever
Daaha – burning sensation
Paandutaa – anaemia or pallor
Shonitaaagamana – bleeding from different orifices of body
Raktanetrataa – reddish discoloration of eyes
ACCORDING TO CHARAKA –
The roots of Raktavahasrotas are located in:
Yakrit – Liver
Pleeha – Spleen
SYMPTOMS OF VITIATION OF RAKTAVAHASROTAS –
Gudapaka – inflammation and suppuration of anal canal and anal orifice
MedhraPaaka – inflammation and suppuration of penis
Aasyapaaka – Ulceration of mouth and tongue, stomatitis,
Pleehaa – Enlargement of spleen
Gulmo – abdominal tumours
Vidradhi – Abscess
Neelikaa – bluish eruptions
Kamala – Jaundice
Vyangahapiplavahatilakaalakaha – includes pigmentation and melanin related problems like freckles, mole, melano-derma, chloasmaetc
Dadruhu – Ringworm or tines
Charmadalam – excoriation
Shvitram – leukoderma
Paamaa – Scabies
Kotha – skin eruptions
Asramandalam – Reddish circular skin eruptions or patches
CAUSES OF VITIATION OF RAKTAVAHASROTAS –
Vidaaheeannapaana – foods and drinks which cause burning sensation after their consumption (corrosive foods and drinks)
Snigdhaaahara – oily foods
Ushnaaahara – hot foods
Drava aahara – liquid foods
Aatapa – exposure to sunlight
Anala – exposure to fire
MANAGEMENT OF VITIATION OF RAKTAVAHASROTAS –
The management includes:
Raktapittaharakriyam – Treating on the lines of management of Raktapitta (bleeding disorders)
Virechanam – therapeutic purgation
Upavaasam – starvation
Raktamokshana – bloodletting