The diseases of pharynx is described in 5000-year-old texts of Indian Medical literature. A bird's eye view is presented here

1. Kanthagata roga
PROF UDAYA SHANKAR
17 NOV 2021.

2. Anatomy of kantha
Griva,
Kantha, Gala
and Manya.
Composition
of griva
Structures in
kantha
Prana and
Udana Vayu
Marma
sthana
Gala Manya

3. Griva, Kantha,
Gala and
Manya.
• Kantha is the anterior part of
griva, posterior is manya.
• Kantha and gala are
synonyms

4. Composition of
griva
Griva (gr- nigarane)
-that which is the route of
swallowing
from mouth
• It is made up of-
• Asthi –9
• Sandhi-8
• Snayu-36
• Peshi-4
• Kandara –4
• Kurcha - 1
• Marma - 14

5. Kantha
kan
gate - movement
sabde- sound
production
nimilane- opening
and closing
Composition
•Asthi-4
•Sandhi-3
•marma -8

6. Seat of Kapha
• Slesmanah urah shira kantho
jihvamulam sandhayah iti
-----Sushruta sutra 2/7
Sleshma- snigdha, picchila guna
- bala (immunity)
- obstructive feeling, in case of kapha kshaya

7. Prana Vayu
• स्थानं प्राणस्य मूर्धोरःकण्ठजिह्वास्यनाजिकाः [१] |
ष्ठीवनक्षवथूद्गारश्वािाहाराजि कमम च||६|| ca ci 28/6
• यो वायुवमक्त्रिञ्चारी [१] ि प्राणो नाम िेहर्धृक
् |
िोऽन्नं प्रवेशयत्यन्तः प्राणांश्चाप्यव्बते ||१३||
प्रायशः क
ु रुते िुष्टो जहक्काश्वािाजिकान् गिान् |१४|

8. Udana
• उिानस्य पुनः स्थानं नाभ्यु
रः कण्ठ एव च|
वाक्प्रवृजतः प्रयत्नौिोब्व
णामजि कमम च||७|
उदानो नाम यस्तूर्ध्वमपैति
ैवनोत्तमः ||१४||
ेन भािि गी ािदिवशेिो
ऽिभप्रव व े |
ऊर्ध्वजत्रपग ान् रोगान् क
रोि च िवशेि ः

9. Marma sthana
• Sira matrika marma (agneya )
• Nila marma (jaliya)
• Manya marma(jaliya)

10. Gala

11. Manya