Abstract

ENUMERATION OF SHAKHAGAT SNAYU BASED ON CADAVERIC DISSECTION

Dr. Rai Manish*, Dr. Joshi Anil, Dr. Yadav Sunil Kumar, and Jain Saurabh

Abstract

Sharir Rachana is the subject which deals with a lot of anatomical terms and defining these terms are important for application of the science. Snayu is a term which is explained elaborately in classical texts but yet it is unable to point out exact structure related with it in human body. Structurally it has been described something similar to a fibrous in nature. Snayu hold the Sharir together by joining the bones at joints like the ropes hold the wooden planks of a boat together. Like a strong boat can carry heavy load, the number of Snayu mentioned by Susruta Samhita is 900. These are further divided region wise. But it’s still unclear about the anatomical structures which make up these Snayu in our body. There are many structures like tendons, ligaments, nerves, aponeurosis, Fascia etc. It’s really difficult in current scenario to identify and establish the number and classification of Snayu mentioned by Acharya Susrutha. This can be only made possible through a cadaveric study. This study is planned to explore the extremities of human body by region wise and observing the structures which we can consider as Snayu. This is done by studying them structurally and functionally. The structure should be having a binding property and should be fibrous structurally. Through dissection the structure are enumerated and tries to find a sense in the numbers given by Acharya Susrutha.

Keywords: Snayu, Pratanvati, uradhwa Shakha, Adho Shakha.