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Vedic time Surgery

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Vedic time Surgery

Indians were the first to dissect the human body in order to carry out successful surgeries, according to a paper set to be presented at the 102nd Indian Science Congress. Although Greeks are originally known to be the first to realize the importance of accurate surgeries, there are many such papers that state the need to explore Hindu epics for understanding the ancient world in its true sense.



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References of advanced surgeries have been found in the Rig Veda - the first text of the universe created around 6000 BC. It suggests Indians had developed 20 types of sharp instruments and another 101 blunt instruments to carry out surgeries. Most of these, made from pure iron, even resembled modern surgical instruments.


Further, Indians knew of more than four ways to stop bleeding, which is always crucial in a successful surgery. Interestingly, ants were used for joining dissected intestines, and leeches to suck impure blood. These are methods accepted even today in the era of modern surgery.


And then there were plastic surgeries too! It is known that doctors then performed cranial and plastic surgeries, plucked damaged eyeballs and even removed a live fetus from a dead mother.


"So far, Sanskrit is essentially considered a language of religion and philosophy. But the fact is that it also talks about science including physics, chemistry, geography, geometry etc. There is a lot of scientific information available in these texts and historical documents that we want to explore," says Gauri Mahulikar, associate professor and head of department of Sanskrit at Mumbai University.

"Susrut Sahita is the first text of surgery, created not later than 1500 BC in India. References of advanced surgeries are also found in the Rig Veda," an extract from Ayurvedic physician Dr. Ashwin Sawant's paper says.


Would You Let A Vedic Surgeon Operate On You?
 
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