A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON LOHITAKSHA MARMA

Abstract

The Marma Vijnana (Science of vital points) has been dealt in Shareera Sthana of Ayurvedic texts like Sushruta Samhita (Textbook), Astanga Samgraha (Textbook) and Astanga Hridaya (Textbook). The ref-erences 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 Lohitaksha Marma is considered under the Shakhagata Marma (vital points of the limb 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 lohitaksha Marma and its Viddha Lakshana (Traumatic effect) by considering the related literature.