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The Susruta Samhita expounded by Kasiraja Divodasa Dhanvantari, compiled by Susruta, supplemented by Nagarjun and retouched by Candrata, is a representative work of Ancient Indian Surgery. Though, it was basically dealt with surgery but later on, the other branches of Ayurveda were added to it. The beginning of the every chapter of the Susruta Samhita itself reveals that its orginal teacher was Dhanvantari but the text of first chapter of Sutrasthana ...
The Practice of surgery has been recorded in India around 800 B. C. This need not come as a surprise because surgery (Shastrakarma) is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda the ancient Indian System of medicine. The oldest Samhita ( Shushuta’s compendium). Sushruta Samhita is the only complete book we have which deals with the problems of practical surgery and midwifery. Shushruta was one of the first to study the human anatomy. In the Shusruta Samhita he has ...