A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF JIHWA SHARIR(TONGUE) IN AYURVEDA

Acharya Shusruta, Charaka and Vagbhata mentioned Shareerasthana separately in their respective samhitas; for giving importance to the knowledge of RachanaSharira.Physicians who wants to become perfect in the field of science of life must be perfect in the science of Human Anatomy.Every organ in the body is important in its own way. Among those,Sense organs play a crucial role.According to Ayurveda,Jihwa is an Indriya among Panchendriya.Indriyas are capable in perceiving their objects only when they are supported by mind, through which the knowledge is perceived or memorized.The human sense organs contain receptors that relay information through sensory neurons to appropriate places within the nervous system.A healthy tongue is essential for the physical fitness as well as for the social fitness of an individual.