Abstract

A REVIEW OF SHRUNGATAK MARMA ACCORDING TO AACHARYA SUSHRUT IN CORRELATION WITH MODERN ANATOMY

Krupali Diwakar Wanare*, Vinod Choudhari and Shilpa Vrade

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Abstract

According to ayurveda human body consist everything that exsist in universe. As universe have its own energy points similarly human body also consist vital points called as marma. There are 107 marma (vital points) are describe in Ayurved samhitas. Shrungatak marma belongs to sadyapranahar and Urdhvajatrugat marma. Its effect of injury and location shows how important and essensetial to have knowledge of anatomical aspect as will as clinical aspect of this marma to a doctor and most importantly to surgeons. It is anatomically corelate with cavernous sinus and inter cavernous sinus. The ancient panchakarma procedure called Nasya karama is also related to this shrungatak marma.

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