Rectus sternalis muscle is a rare morphological variation of the musculature of the anterior abdominal wall. A unilateral right sided Rectus sternalis muscle was found during routine dissection of a 55 years old female cadaver with hefty built at
Marma are vital areas of the body on which if any injury occurs may lead to Marana or Maranasadrishya Dukha (Death). As per the description given by Sushruta Samhita, Lohitaksha Marma (vital point in the near to femoral triangle) is situated in between the Urvi Marma (vital point of middle of thigh) and Vankshana Sandhi (hip joint). Both Vagbhata have stated its location at Uroomula (Root of Hip). The injury effects of Lohitaksha Marma (vital point in the near to femoral triangle) leading to Lohita Kshaya (blood loss), Marana (death) and Pakshaghata (paralysis). Therefore the regional and applied Anatomy of Lohitaksha Marma (vital point in the near to femoral triangle) is reviewed in this paper. Keywords: Lohitaksha Marma (vital point in the near to femoral triangle), femoral artery and vein, hip joint, neck shaft angle of femur, femoral nerve.
The MarmaVijnana (Science of vital points) has been dealt in Shareera Sthana of Ayurvedic texts like Sushruta Samhita (Text book), Astanga Samgraha (Text book) and Astanga Hridaya (Text book). The references related to Marma are also available in Charaka Samhita. Almost all the texts of Ayurveda have mentioned the total number of Marma as 107. Out of these Apastambha Marma is considered under the Urogata Marma (vital points of the chest region). The concept of Marma is important in the clinical and surgical point of view. In this article an attempt is made to study the Apastambha Marma and its Viddha Lakshana (Traumatic effect) by considering the related literature.
Pramana Shareera is physical Anthropometry as described in Ayurveda used for physical measurement for assessing height, length, weight, age, race and nationality. The anthropometric measurement of various parts of the body is usually proportional to the height of an individual. The disproportion in physical measurement of various parts with respect to height of an individual is not desirable. Any changes in body dimension influence the overall health and wellbeing of individuals and population. The purpose of this study is to analyze anthropometric relationship between length of the Greeva (Neck) and Height of the individuals. An Observational survey carried out in 400 apparently healthy individuals of age group 25-40 years, irrespective of gender, religion and socioeconomic status was selected randomly from Suburban area of Hassan. Informed consent from volunteers was taken and measurement was recorded by fixing the anatomical points as standard. A positive correlation between Greeva Pramana and Height of an individual was observed and it was statistically significant (P-Value is < 0.005). A moderate correlation was found between Greeva Pramana and height of the individuals. In men, overall body height and neck length were found higher when compared to that of women. In addition, it was possible to formulate Regression equations for height estimation by using Greeva Pramana. The Greeva Pramana provides an accurate and reliable means in estimating height of an individual. The regression formulae proposed in this study will be useful for clinicians, anatomists, anthropologists and forensic scientists.
Sira Shareera is a chapter dealt under Shareera Sthana of Sushruta Samhita, that deals with description regarding vascular entity and its distribution and function in the body. In Sushruta Samhita specific colours are mentioned for different kinds of Sira based on conducting material. Aruna Varna for Vatavaha Sira, Neela Varna for Pittavaha Sira, Gourya Varna for Kaphavaha Sira and Rohini Varna for Raktavaha Sira. These colours of the Sira depends on the nature and colour of material conducting through these Sira. The word Sira is not confined only to one type of structural entity but is used for tubular vessels of the body such as nerve, vein, artery, lymph vessels etc. In such condition it is very difficult to understand the concept of Sira doubtlessly in terms of modern anatomy. Therefore, it requires critical literature review and analytical probe to understand the concept of Sira.
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