The Mesentery as the Newly Recognized Organ: A Comparative Study with the Ayurvedic Concept of Vapavahana
1Harish Kumar and 2Nirav Patel
Department of Rachana Sharir, Parul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, Vadodara - 391760 (India) Corresponding Author: Dr. Harish Kumar Email: d.harishkumar19@gmail.com Phone: +91 8668174857
ABSTRACT
For centuries, the mesentery was regarded as a fragmented peritoneal fold of minimal importance. Recent anatomical and histological research has established it as a single, continuous organ involved in fat metabolism, immune regulation, and gastrointestinal disease mechanisms. Remarkably, classical Ayurvedic literature had already described a structurally and functionally similar entity — Vapavahana — mentioned by Acharya Charaka as one of the fifteen Koshthangas and recognized as the Srotomoola of Medovaha Srotas, responsible for fat transportation and storage.