Conceptual study on Agnikarma in Ayurveda

Maheshkumar Bharat Raut

doi:10.21760/jaims.8.5.24

Maheshkumar Bharat Raut Assistant Professor, Department of Shalyatantra, Shri Sai Ayurved Hospital Medical College and Research Centre, Vairag, Dist. Solapur, Maharashtra, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.8.5.24

Keywords: Agnikarma, Dagdha, Cauterization, Parasurgical measures.

Abstract

Sushruta known as father of surgery has described various surgical procedures along with some parasurgical measures. ‘Agnikarma’ is one amongst these parasurgical procedures. Agnikarma has been given special place in surgery by Sushruta and it is believed that disease treated by Agnikarma never reoccurs. Agni is considered to be very high in therapy because the disease treated with it have no relapse and also those which are incurable by medicine, surgery and alkali application are cure by the fire therapy. Now a days it is used and it is termed as therapeutic burns or cauterization. This paper deals with details of various aspects of Agnikarma and its use in present context.

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