AYURVEDIC AND MODERN METHOD OF PRESERVATION OF DEAD BODY-REVIEW ARTICLE
Dr. Kaushal Kumar*, Dr. Subhash Upadhyay and Dr. Arti Rajhansa
ABSTRACT
Mahrishi Sushruta was first surgeon of india. Acharya sushruta is the father of surgery according to ayurveda. According to Sushruta to become a best physician & surgeon the dissection of the dead body is very necessary. Dissection and preservation described by Sushruta in Sushruta Samhita in brief. Knowledge of good method of preservation is necessary fo preservation. If wrong method of preservation is applied to preserve the dead body then there are more chances that the body got damaged. According to Acharya Charaka knowledge of Shuksam and Sathul Sharir is very necessary for the Sharir Rachana. The theoretical knowledge learnt from the teacher & observed in the practical classes should be supplementary to each other. An effort is made by collecting all available literatures in the Ayurvedic science, how the body is collected, where it will be preservation, method of preservation etc. Modern preservation method is different from the Ayurvedic method of preservation.
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