Abstract

SHATKRIYA KALA - ITS MANIFESTATION IN VRANASHOPHA- A REVIEW ARTICLE

*Dr. Kumar Ravindra 

ABSTRACT

Indian traditional system of medicine, Ayurveda encompasses all aspects of living-health and sickness. Like other pathological conditions, inflammation has been documented in the Brihat Trayee, the Charaka Samhita, the Susruta Samhita and Astanga Samgraha between 1500 BC and 600 AD. Inflammation and the oedema associated with it, has the attention due to its description in Ayurveda as a pathological manifestation. It is known by different names in different contexts namely Shotha and Shopha. Svayathu, Utsedha and Samhata are the other terms used in Ayurveda. It is characterised by elevation, oedema, heaviness and pain. As it is well known that the imbalanced state of doshas lead to pathogenesis of disease. Acharya Sushruta perceived that the process of the pathogenesis has a definite sequential pattern, distributed over six occasions for treatment called Shat Kriya Kala. Further, he conceives that at every stage the disease can either be aborted or cured without leading to the successive stages with the help of proper treatment.

Keywords: Vranashopha, Shatkriyakala, Inflammatory swellings, Shotha, Tridosha.