Abstract

A SHORT REVIEW ON DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OF SIVANKARMA IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Awasthi Suhas* and Dr. Bendre Deepika

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Abstract

Acharya Sushruta well explained eight different types of shastra karma i.e. Ashtvidha shastra karma and Suturing i.e. Sivana Karma is one of them. Suturing has its own importance in both traumatic and elective wound closure. Suturing is utilized for closing the wounds and ligating the bleeding vessels during surgery. Sushruta very well established the methods of suturing and its importance in practice and described well in various classical literature of Ayurveda. In modern science newly modified different techniques of suturings are available but the basic principle depends on Ayurveda.

Keywords: Sivana karma, Ashtavidha shastra karma.