LOHITAKSHA MARMA: A STUDY BASED ON DISSECTION IN LOWER LIMB

Abstract

Marma are very sensitive, tender and vulnerable points in the human body. Therefore, it is very essential to protect them from any injury or trauma during surgical operations, medical treatments, exercise and day-to-day practice of various arts including martial arts. The knowledge of vital points of the body is defensive mechanism which enables the medicine to set the lines during management either by medicinal or surgical discipline. The Marma are said to be ‘Jivasthana’ and are 107 in numbers. They are distributed throughout the human body. The Marma Sharira has been explained by Sushruta in “Pratyekamarmanirdesha Sharira” and Vagbhata in Marmavibhagam Shariram. Marma are said to be the sites where there is the conglomeration of Mamsa, Sira, Snayu, Asthi and Samdhi and at these places Prana resides specially by nature. Lohitaksha Marma is the Vaikalyakar Marma which is located in lower limb two inches lateral to pubic symphysis where femoral artery passes in femoral triangle.