A REVIEW ON KALA SHARIR W.S.R. TO PURISHA DHARA KALA
*Dr. Puja Gawande and Dr. Suryakant Dwivedi
ABSTRACT
Kala Sharira is an important part of Ayurvedic anatomy. Anatomy is science that deal with the different structures of human body like bones, joints, Twacha, different sense organs and kala etc. Relevant knowledge of anatomy is very important for better understanding of diseases and their cure in form of medicinal or surgical process. Kala was first time described by Acharya Sushruta while explaining the detailed development of body parts in Garbhavyakaran Sharir chapter of Sharirsthan Sushruta samhita. There are total Seven kala in body. Kala is limiting membrane or layers in our body situated between Dhatu and Aashaya. These are extremely minute particles and in visible to naked eye, similar to cell. They can be understood by their functions in the body. The word kala stand for, the property or a quality so these are special membranes in the body which are having important role in performing body physiology. There are many layers or membranes in the body which form an envelope over 1the organs. The cell membranes separating each cell from each other can be considered as Kala.
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