Abstract

CRITICAL REVIEW OF TWACHA IN RESPECT TO RACHANA SHARIR AND KRIYA SHARIR

*Dr. Harish Kumar, Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Munish Kumar and Dr. Sumit Kumar

Abstract

The knowledge of Rachana Sharir and Kriya Sharir in respect to Twacha is of great importance as Skin is the most important factor involved in the pathogenesis of any disease which is manifested in the Skin. Almost every Roga has its one or more Lakshana having Vyaktisthana as Twacha. Twacha is the main site for manifestation of various Twacha roga. Twacha Roga and Twacha Dushti are the important aspects of Twacha in Rachana Sharir and Kriya Sharir. The Skin is a largest sensory organ that guards our body, acts as an insulator, regulates body temperature and protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiations of the sun. It is composed of 2 Layers: Epidermis Dermis. The Utpatti, layers of Twacha and its Panchabhautikatwa all have been described briefly in the article. As per Acharyas, various Twacha Roga occurs in the different layers of the Twacha. The Doshic and Dhatu’s involvement in formation of Twacha has also been mentioned. Relation of Srotasa and Mala with Twacha has also been described. An effort is made to correlate the layers of Skin to Twacha. In order to understand any Skin disease (Twacha Roga) a detailed study of the structure and function of Skin is necessary. The detailed conceptual aspect of Skin needs to be understood in respect to Rachana Sharir and Kriya Sharir because Skin disorder is result of some kind of internal pathology with outer exhibition. Also Skin and Skin diseases have a definite effect on personality which is worth more in this era and especially in adolescent age. Various Ayurvedic Samhitas have been referred for a detailed literature review of this concept.

Keywords: Twacha, Rachana, Kriya, Sharir, Skin.