Abstract

REVIEW STUDY OF YANTRA, SHASTRA AND ASHTAVIDHA KARMA IN STREE ROGA AND PRASUTI TANTRA W.S.R.GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTRETICS

Veena Jawale and Sonam Bhauso Patil*

ABSTRACT

Importance of Ayurveda is increasing day by day and people are looking towards Ayurveda as an alternative to contemporary medicine. AYUSH department is conducting post graduates specialization in various surgical branches like gynaecology and obstretics. Wide description is available in Ayurvedic classics regarding various surgical instruments (Yantra, Shastra) used in different branches of Ayurveda for carrying out clinical examination; medical and operative procedures. Hasta (Hand)[1] is considered as the Pradhantamam yantra because surgical instruments are in many ways simply extension of human hand. Surgical instruments such as forceps, dilators, speculums etc are similar to the 101 Yantras and 20 Shastras mentioned in Ayurveda e.g., Samdansha Yantra, Naadi Yantra, Shalaka Yantra, Mandalagra Shastra, Vetasapatra Shastra, Suchi, Shararimukha Shastra etc. To perform various procedures in Stree Roga and Prasuti Tantra, use of blunt and sharp instruments are described in detail. In this article we have discussed about those Yantras (Blunt instruments) and Shastras (sharp instruments) and various Shastra karmas with modern surgical procedures used in prasuti tantra and stree roga in co relation with gynaecology and obstrectics.

Keywords: Ayush, Yantra, Shastra, Shastra karma.