Rasa Vaha Srotas

The bodily channel that maintains lymph and plasma (rasa dhatu), governed by the right chamber of the heart and the ten great vessels, traveling through the venous and lymphatic systems.

Definition

Rasa vaha srotas is the bodily channel that maintains the functions of rasa dhatu — the lymph and plasma tissue. Its root is the right chamber of the heart and the ten great vessels; its passage is the venous and lymphatic systems, and it opens at the juncture between arteries and veins.

Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Glossary

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