Ashtavidha Shastra Karma (eight principles of surgery)

Acharya Sushruta has been recognized as father of surgery world wide and documented surgical principles to conduct safe surgery in his compendium known as Sushruta Samhita. Ashtavidha Shastra Karma (eight principles of surgery) is a unique contribution of Sushruta

1)Chedana (Excision)

2)Bhedana (Incision)

3)Lekhana (Scrapping) 

4)Vyadhana(Puncturing)

5)Visravana (Drainage)

6)Eshana (Probing)

7)Aharana ( Extraction ) 

8)Sivana ( Suturing)

 Till date, these eight surgical procedures are being used in modern surgical science to combat the surgical disorders.

(Dr.Pouse Poulose)