Abstract

Mahesh Kumawat*, Himanshu Chaturvedi, Jannu Manohar and Sakshi

ABSTRACT

The science of healthy living known as Ayurveda contains concise descriptions of the human bodys anatomical stuctures. one of ayurveda s three great treatises.the Sushruta Samhita primarily represents the school of surgery in the order given our Acharya described the Sira in classical Literature. for example Acharya Sushruta described the sira in Sharir Sthana Chapter 7, where Sushruta classified the details such as conflict between the Sira dhamani and Srotas. Aruna, Neela , Lohita and Sweta are the four forms of Sira that Susruta mentions these are pertinent to the doshas Vatta,Pitta,Kapha and Rakta respectively. in all our bodies contain 700 Sira. these Sira are mostly of the vedhya and avedhya varieties.there are 602 vedhya Sira or Sira that can be punctured to treat aliments Avedhya Sira are 98 in number and are categorically forbidden to be punctured .out of a total of 700 Sira there are 40 moola Sira which are further divided into four regions these are Vatvaha, pittavaha, kaphavaha and Raktavaha which are each 10,10,10, and 10 correspondingly.