• DR POONAM PAL
• DR HARSH DUBEY

According to Ayurveda a Person is said to be healthy when dosha,agni, dhatu all the physiological process are in homeostatic sate and soul, sense organ and mind are in a state of total wellbeing. As Acharya Susruta said that our body is made up of dosha, dhatu and mala. Theory of tridosha is a unique concept of Ayurveda. Kapha dosha plays a major role in maintenance of structural and functional integrity of the body.Kapha doshas are five types namely sleshmak, bodhak, tarpak, kledak and avalambak kapha. Tarpaka kapha is located in the head and it is represented in the form of cerebrospinal fluid and other interstitial fluid in the brain. It also nourishes and soothens the sensory organs by virtue of its snehana qualities. The function of tarpak kapha can be compared as per modern medical science. Very few works have been achieved on the conceptual features of tarpaka kapha. In this article, an attempt has been made to correlate the physiological activity of tarpaka kapha with special reference to cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid physiology. For this study the basic material have been collected from the ayurvedic classics with the available commentaries, as well as textbooks of contemporary science have been referred for a better understanding of the concepts and its evaluation with contemporary science.

Ayurveda, Kapha Dosha, Tarpaka Kapha. Cerebrospinal Fluid

"A Critical Review of Tarpaka Kapha of Ayurveda W.S.R. To Modern Physiological Aspects", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.e852-e856, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209500.pdf

"A Critical Review of Tarpaka Kapha of Ayurveda W.S.R. To Modern Physiological Aspects", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppe852-e856, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209500.pdf