Asthivaha srota

Asthivaha srota refers to the channels responsible for carrying Asthi Dhatu. In modern medicine, it can be loosely translated to the skeletal system.

Asthivaha srota refers to the channels responsible for carrying Asthi Dhatu. In modern medicine, it can be loosely translated to the skeletal system.

Functions: Carries nutrients that nourish bones

Controlling Organs: 

• Hip bone
• Lumbar bone and tissues

Causes of vitiation:

• Excessive exercises, especially those involving friction of bones
• Food and lifestyle mistakes, such as consuming foods which lead to vitiation of doshas, especially Vata dosha
• One of the most common food and lifestyle mistake linked with issues in asthivaha srota is consumption of drying and aerated foods.
• Trauma to bones (some accident)
• Excessive intake of calcium

Symptoms and Diseases of Asthivaha srota vitiation:

• Cracking or distortion of nails and teeth
• Pain in bones and joints
• Bone cancer
• Change in hair texture
• Degeneration of bones
• Osteoporosis or osteopenia
• Excessive growth of bones (for example - calcaneal spur, extra cervical rib)
• Chronic osteomyelitis

Treatment: 

• Balanced diet - correcting food and lifestyle according to one's body type
• Panchkarma cleaning depending on the type of imbalance

References:

Primary Reference: School of Ayurveda and Panchkarma - Lectures and Notes