Study of Rachana Sharir of Vedhya Sira in Vatakantaka as per Sushruta Samhita with special reference to calcaneal spur

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Balaji Vitthalrao Jadhav

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Sira, Vedhya sira, Avedhya sira, Vatakantaka, Ruja, Siravedh, Kshipra marma

Abstract

Acharya sushruta has described the sira in sharir sthana chapter-7. Sushruta has classified the details such as difference among sira, dhamni & srotas. Sushruta has mentioned 4 types of sira- Aruna, Neela, Lohita, Sweta. These are relevant respectively with the dosha-vata, Pitta, kapha, Rakta. We can regard these sira is the vein, which carry deoxygenated blood from all over the body towards the heart. The blood from these sira by flow velocity is called saran kriya. A total 700 sira are present in our body. These sira are basically of two types Vedhya and Avedhya. Vedhya sira are the sira which can be punctured for curing the disease and these are 602 in no. Avedhya sira are strictly prohibited for puncturing and these are 98 in no. out of total 700 sira there are 40 moola sira, which are further classified to four regions. These are vatavaha, pittavaha, kaphavaha, raktavaha are 10,10,10,10 respectively. Vatakantaka is highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder characterized by Ruja(pain) in the khudaka(heel), which causes local accumulation of vitiated vata dosha. In modern medicine, its clinical presentation aligns directly with Calcaneal Spur. Calcaneal spur is a calcified bony osteophyte causing chronic plantar fascial inflammation. While sushruta has strongly advocates siravedh (therapeutic venesection) as emergency parasurgical intervention for immediate relief from pain(ruja), the exact anatomical location and structural identity of the unnamed vedhya sira (puncturable vein) situated “two angulas above Kshipra marma” has remained geographically ambiguous.

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Balaji Vitthalrao Jadhav. (2026). Study of Rachana Sharir of Vedhya Sira in Vatakantaka as per Sushruta Samhita with special reference to calcaneal spur. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 10(5). Retrieved from https://www.ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/1115

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