Abstract

AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVES OF TWAK (SKIN) SHARIR- A CONCEPTUAL REVIW

Dr. Madhuri P. Koche*

Abstract

Ayurveda is the holistic science of medicine. Anatomical and physiological considerations of Ayurveda vaidyas are immensely scientific and well acceptable in this time too. Twak(skin) is one of the important sensory organ of body. In Samhitas Twak/Twacha is described as outermost protective layer of body as well as largest sensory organ of body. Acharya Sushrut and Acharya Charak very minutely described its layers according to their functions and also diseases which are related to those layers. Modern health science described skin in detail according to division of cell. This article comprises all aspects of Twak sharir described in Samhitas.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Twak, Twacha, skin.