Abstract

STUDY OF AVEDHYA SIRAS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VIDHUR

Dr. Swarup P. Kulkarni*, Dr. Anuja A. Kulkarni, Dr. Vedshri A. Kalavade and Dr. Anil Babasaheb Chandanshive

Abstract

Sushrutacharya is the break new ground of Ayurved Rachana Sharir (Anatomy) and Ayurved Shalya Tantra (Surgery). He has mentioned different concept in Rachana Sharir in the Sushrut Sharirsthan. In seventh adhyaya of the Sharirsthan, he has given the detailed information on the topic of the Siras of the human body. In the same adhyaya the Acharya has named some Avedhya Siras which should not be punctured during the treatment phase. The Vidhur sira is one of them. So, it is vital to know the particulars of this vidhur sira which is present in greevapradesh (upper part of neck). So, for this purpose, this study is to simplify the insight of Vidhur sira with the help of contemporary anatomy. Vidhur is also a marma which is fundamental spot in the human body. So, vidhur sira can be called as marmashrit sira.

Keywords: Avedhya Sira, Vidhur sira, Marmashrit sira.