Abstract

AGNIKARMA: A PARASURGICAL PROCEDURE IN PAIN MANAGEMENT

Dr. Parmeshwar N. Kakde* and Dr. Sushilkumar Wairagade

Abstract

Ayurved has become famous in the present time because of its efficacy and the ability to cure chronic diseases which are sometime termed as incurable by other system of medicine. There are many surgical and parasurgical procedures explained by Sushruta. These parasurgical procedures are simple and not sophisticated instruments, devices, anesthesia and analgesia is required. As explained in Ayurveda, Vata dosha is mainly responsible for pain and stiffness. Agnikarma is one of the parasurgical procedure explained by Sushruta in Sutrasthana adhyaya 12. Agnikarma mainly acts on Vata-Kapha dosha and hence acharya has given its use in pain related to various adhishthana as twaka, mansa, sira, snayu, sandhi, asthi. Ayurvedic parasurgical procedures have great role to fight against various chronic disease, so this is the time to look in the traditional and time tested knowledge and specific procedures of Ayurveda.

Keywords: Parasurgical Procedures, vata kapha, agnikarma.