Surgery in ancient India (Study)
by P. P. Prathapan | 2011 | 50,270 words
This essay studies Surgery in ancient India based on Sanskrit sources.—The Sushruta Samhita details the practice of surgery known to ancient Indian traditional medicine, which showcases an advanced development in this field as well as theoretical and practical knowledge of hygiene rivaling contemporary routine practices. The present thesis further ...
9. Surgery in the Bhoja Prabandha
SURGERY IN BHOJA PRABANDHA There is the description of king Bhojas suffering from a serious type of headache and how he was cured through surgery. He was anesthetized by sammohana curna, his cranical bone was opened, the foreign body was removed, the bone was replaced, stitched and he was made to regain his consciousness by the use of another powder called sanjivani curna.