Yogyasuthreeya – hands on training programme

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Shalyatantra is one among the eight branches of Ayurveda . Susrutaacharya , the master of thisbranch, briefs every aspects relating to basic principles of surgery in his text– “ Susrutasamhita ”. Mereknowledge of the disease is not sufficient to treat the ill, especially for a surgeon and there lies the importance of Sareerastana . Susrutasamhita is considered as the prime text book on “ Sareerasthana ”,where anatomical descriptions are detailed. Susrutasamhita classified surgical procedures into eight– Astavidha Sastra Karmas–Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, Visravya and Seevya.Acharya had taken steps like “ Yogyasutreeya ” for training before being accepted as a “Surgeon”. Onlyafter practical training, Acharya details the indications of these procedures Keywords: Susrutaacharya, Sareerastana, Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, INTRODUCTION In surgery, practice without surgicalskills on human beings is like searching in darkness and the theoretical knowledge remains incomplete. So the need to gain mastery over the surgery demands training. The training programmes are detailed even for the nonsurgical procedures along with surgical procedures Knowledge of anaesthesia wasn’t developedduring the period of Susrutaacharya , which made the surgeons to complete surgical procedures in minimum time with maximum accuracy. The medium where these surgical skills could be practiced and mastered should be similar to that of human body or a diseased part ofthe body, so as to employ in the human subjects. We can observe, that different types of practical experimentations are explained on animal structure and different plants Acharya Susruta has also dealt with theinstruments, its qualities and methods to handle it according to its use and also about the materials which can be used in its absence. The sharpness of the instruments used for different procedures like Cchedana, Bhedana and Lekhana should have Ardhakaishiki, Masuri and Ardhamasuri respectively. For Vyadhana Karma and Visravana Karma the sharpness should be of Kaishiki INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (March, 2017) 5 (3) YOGYASUTHREEYA – HANDS ON TRAINING PROGRAMME Smitha Mohan P.V 1 , N V Borse 2 1 M.S (Ay), Associate Professor, Department of Shalyatantra, P.N.N.M. Ayurveda Medical College,Cheruthuruthy, Shoranur, Kerala, India 2 Professor, HOD Dept. of Shalyatantra, Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra, India Email: dr.smithamohan@gmail.com ABSTRACT Shalyatantra is one among the eight branches of Ayurveda . Susrutaacharya , the master of thisbranch, briefs every aspects relating to basic principles of surgery in his text– “ Susrutasamhita ”. Mereknowledge of the disease is not sufficient to treat the ill, especially for a surgeon and there lies the importance of Sareerastana . Susrutasamhita is considered as the prime text book on “ Sareerasthana ”,where anatomical descriptions are detailed. Susrutasamhita classified surgical procedures into eight– Astavidha Sastra Karmas–Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, Visravya and Seevya.Acharya had taken steps like “ Yogyasutreeya ” for training before being accepted as a “Surgeon”. Onlyafter practical training, Acharya details the indications of these procedures Keywords: Susrutaacharya, Sareerastana, Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, INTRODUCTION In surgery, practice without surgicalskills on human beings is like searching in darkness and the theoretical knowledge remains incomplete. So the need to gain mastery over the surgery demands training. The training programmes are detailed even for the nonsurgical procedures along with surgical procedures Knowledge of anaesthesia wasn’t developedduring the period of Susrutaacharya , which made the surgeons to complete surgical procedures in minimum time with maximum accuracy. The medium where these surgical skills could be practiced and mastered should be similar to that of human body or a diseased part ofthe body, so as to employ in the human subjects. We can observe, that different types of practical experimentations are explained on animal structure and different plants Acharya Susruta has also dealt with theinstruments, its qualities and methods to handle it according to its use and also about the materials which can be used in its absence. The sharpness of the instruments used for different procedures like Cchedana, Bhedana and Lekhana should have Ardhakaishiki, Masuri and Ardhamasuri respectively. For Vyadhana Karma and Visravana Karma the sharpness should be of Kaishiki INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (March, 2017) 5 (3) YOGYASUTHREEYA – HANDS ON TRAINING PROGRAMME Smitha Mohan P.V 1 , N V Borse 2 1 M.S (Ay), Associate Professor, Department of Shalyatantra, P.N.N.M. Ayurveda Medical College,Cheruthuruthy, Shoranur, Kerala, India 2 Professor, HOD Dept. of Shalyatantra, Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra, India Email: dr.smithamohan@gmail.com ABSTRACT Shalyatantra is one among the eight branches of Ayurveda . Susrutaacharya , the master of thisbranch, briefs every aspects relating to basic principles of surgery in his text– “ Susrutasamhita ”. Mereknowledge of the disease is not sufficient to treat the ill, especially for a surgeon and there lies the importance of Sareerastana . Susrutasamhita is considered as the prime text book on “ Sareerasthana ”,where anatomical descriptions are detailed. Susrutasamhita classified surgical procedures into eight– Astavidha Sastra Karmas–Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, Visravya and Seevya.Acharya had taken steps like “ Yogyasutreeya ” for training before being accepted as a “Surgeon”. Onlyafter practical training, Acharya details the indications of these procedures Keywords: Susrutaacharya, Sareerastana, Cchedya, Bhedya, Lekhya, Vedhya, Eshya, Aharya, INTRODUCTION In surgery, practice without surgicalskills on human beings is like searching in darkness and the theoretical knowledge remains incomplete