Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: October | Volume: 12 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 84-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20221011
A Physiological Status of Apana Vayu
DR. Shipra Girdhar1, DR. Rajesh Kumar Sharma2, DR. Dinesh Chandra Sharma3
1M.D. Scholar (Dept. Of Kriya Sharir), DSRRAU JODHPUR
2Professor & HOD (P.G. Dept. Of KriyaSharir), DSRRAU JODHPUR
3Asso. Prof. (P.G. Dept. Of KriyaSharir), DSRRAU JODHPUR
Corresponding Author: DR. Shipra Girdhar
ABSTRACT
Human need is infinite. As time increases, demand and needs of human also increases. Their first and foremost need is to live a long life. It is possible when we have a healthy lifestyle. Ayurveda a traditional Indian system of medicine, main aim is to maintain the health of healthy and cure the disease of diseased. That’s why people all around the world are looking towards India since ancient times. In Ayurveda health is a state where the Dosha, Agni, Dhaatu, Mala, all the physiological process are in homeostatic state and soul, sense organ and mind are in a state of total wellbeing. A science of Ayurveda is based on Tridosha theory. Vata one among three Doshas play an important and major role in both health and diseased condition. Vata dosha has five divisions namely Prana, Udana, Samana, Vyana and Apana. Vata Dosha is the most important factor of Tridosha which is responsible for controlling all types of movements. After the digestion of food by Agni with the help of Samana Vayu, Aahara is converted into Saara and Kitta portion. Kitta portion of food is eliminated by Apana Vayu with the harmonization of another Prana and Vyana Vayu. Apana Vayu is located in Pakvadhana and traversed though Sroni (pelvis), Basti (urinary bladder), Medhra (external genital apparatus of each sex) and uru (thighs). It helps in elimination Samirana (flatus), Sakrit (faeces), Mutra (urine), Sukra (semen), Garbha (fetus), Artava (menstrual fluid). In this article an attempt has been made to correlate the physiological activity of Apana Vayu with modern medical science. For this study, the basic materials have been collected from the Ayurvedic classics with the available commentaries, as well as text books of contemporary modern medical science have been referred for better understanding of the concept and its comparison with contemporary science.
Key words: Ayurveda, Apana Vayu, Autonomic Nervous System