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Role of Shashti Upakrama in The Management of Vrana: A Review
Subject area: Biological & Medical Sciences · Area of research: Shalya Tantra
Abstract
The wound which is referred as Vrana in Ayurveda, is the oldest element from which the humankind has suffered from it. The healing process of Vrana is a natural process, which also starts immediate after injury. Acharya Sushruta described Vrana at different places in different contex of Sushrut Samhita. The vrana is important topic in academic point of view, patient care and research of newer technique and drugs for easier and effective management. The management of wound is described in Sushruta samhita in very detail manner. He advised sixty upakrama (method) of treating wound is lot of different conditions known as shashtiupakram in Chikitsasthanam. In this review article, we have tried to describe shashti upakrama in the management of vrana according to Susruta Samhita in Ayurveda.
Keywords
Vrana, Shashtiupakram, wound, ashtavidh shastra karma.
How to cite this paper
@article{1708621,
author = {Dr. Deepali, Dr. Manoj Kumar Chaturvedi, Dr. Amritha Vijayan, Dr. Shahbaz Alam},
title = {Role of Shashti Upakrama in The Management of Vrana: A Review},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {8},
number = {11},
pages = {1332-1338},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1708621.pdf},
abstract = {The wound which is referred as Vrana in Ayurveda, is the oldest element from which the humankind has suffered from it. The healing process of Vrana is a natural process, which also starts immediate after injury. Acharya Sushruta described Vrana at different places in different contex of Sushrut Samhita. The vrana is important topic in academic point of view, patient care and research of newer technique and drugs for easier and effective management. The management of wound is described in Sushruta samhita in very detail manner. He advised sixty upakrama (method) of treating wound is lot of different conditions known as shashtiupakram in Chikitsasthanam. In this review article, we have tried to describe shashti upakrama in the management of vrana according to Susruta Samhita in Ayurveda.},
keywords = {Vrana, Shashtiupakram, wound, ashtavidh shastra karma.},
month = {May},
}