SURGERY IN AYURVEDA
- December 15, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Science
Concept:
- Ayurveda practitioners are trained in surgeries, and do perform them.
- In fact, they take pride in the fact that their methods and practices trace their origins to Sushruta, an ancient Indian sage and physician.
- Sushruta’s comprehensive medical treatise Sushruta Samhita makes descriptions of illnesses and cures.
- It also has detailed accounts of surgical procedures and instruments.
- There are two branches of surgery in Ayurveda:
- Shalya Tantra refers to general surgery
- Shalakya Tantra pertains to surgeries related to the eyes, ears, nose, throat and teeth.
Sushruta
- He is from Banaras, (time period he existed is not clear
- Known as father of Indian medicine and first plastic surgeon of the world. Greeks called him Sucruta.
- Studied human anatomy in great detail.
- Wrote the oldest treatise on surgery – Sushrut Samhita. It has details about surgical instruments, surgery procedures like rhinoplasty , usage of anesthesia etc.
- Emphasized the importance of balancing theoretical knowledge with practical experience.