The concept of srotas has been described vividly and scientifically in Ayurvedic literature. It is stated that no corporeal entities could arise or decay without srotas. Srotas are channels of nourishment having particular functional entity in human body .These channels are structurally related to various organs with due consideration on the basis of physiological needs of our body. It is pre-requisite for the maintenance of good health because without healthy srotas body cannot grow normally. Any slight disturbances at the level of srotas; either structurally or functionally, leads to dosha dushya samurchna and as a result disease manifest inside the body. The special kinds of pain exhibited in cases of srotodushti (pathological involvement of srotas) which are important to gain knowledge of prognosis of disease as well as to treat the root cause of the disease.
