Abstract

TWACHA SHAREER & ITS CO-RELATION WITH MODERN SCIENCE

Dr. Manoj Malik*, Dr. Ashish Gulia and Dr. Somdutt Sharma

Abstract

Twacha (skin) is a multilayered & multifunctional structure of the body. It might be the only structure of the body of which description & references are found in each & every textbook of Ayurveda. But only Sushruta is the author who described twacha in detail in Shareersthan of Sushrutsamhita. He has described not only each & every layer of twacha, but also thickness of these layers for the first time. It is the identity & uniqueness of Sushruta. As description of twacha & its thickness is present in both modern & ancient sciences, obiviously as a research point of view, there will be curiosity to compare & co –relate this description. As a part of this curiosity, this is a simple & sincere attempt to co-relate layers of twacha & its thickness.

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