Abstract

A BRIEF LOOK ON SHASHTI UPKRAMA

Dr. Garima Rathore* and Dr. Sachin Gupta

Abstract

Acharya Sushruta ‘The father of surgery’ has elaborately described about surgery. Ancient Indian surgery was a highly skilled branch known as Shalya Tantra. Due to frequent wars and battles wound was really a matter of concern. Secondary cause of wounds are diseases like prameha, kushtha etc. Wounds was and is a problem. In Sushruta Samhita he has not only described about wound in detail but also the different treatment modalities. The chapter “Dwivraniya Adhyay” he has mentioned about Shashti Upkrama the 60 treatment modalities for management of different kinds of wound. This includes all aspects like purification of body and wound both to facilitate the healing and minimization of scar. But the surgery in Ayurveda is like a forgotten wisdom. Here is an attempt to explore some pearls from the ocean once again.

Keywords: Wound, shashti upkrama.