Sushruta’s 7 Sorts of Therapies Sapta Upakrama

By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.S
Sapta Upakramas are the remedies utilized in historic days for surgical interventions and procedures particularly for remedy of acute /persistent wounds, their problems and to forestall their relapse. Their utility will be prolonged in skillful methods to deal with different systemic ailments additionally with modifications in remedy designing.

Sapta Upakramas are 7 sorts of remedies that are defined in Sushruta Samhita, ‘Amapakvaishaniyam Adhyayam’ Sutra sthana 17^th chapter, Verses 54. Sapta = seven, Upakrama = remedies.
Grasp Sushruta has simply talked about the names of those 7 sorts of remedy with out explaining them intimately. The verse which highlights the names of those 7 specialised remedies is the final verse of this chapter. So we get a query, what could be the medical or surgical utility of the procedures which aren’t detailed within the texts?
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Magnification of seven Upakramas – Grasp Sushruta has simply given a synopsis of those remedies in Sutra Sthana, a bit of treatises whereby issues should be stated in nutshell. He additionally had a magnified model of those 7 remedies and known as it as ‘Shashti Upakrama’ i.e. ’60 sorts of remedies’. So exactly, Sushruta has hidden ‘60 treasured remedy procedures’ inside the core of seven remedies solely to current them in a magnified manner within the later context. Sushruta has defined these 60 varieties of specialised remedies within the first chapter of Chikitsa Sthana part which primarily offers with remedy elements of many ailments.
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Sapta Upakrama

Grasp Sushruta has defined the chronology by which these 7 remedies needs to be administered. They’re –

1. Vimlapana
2. Avasechana
3. Upanaha
4. Patana Kriya
5. Shodhana
6. Ropana
7. Vaikrutapaha

Sanskrit Verses

Shashti Upakrama in Sapta Upakrama

Totally different sorts of remedies talked about in shashti upakrama have been included below sapta upakrama. Curiously the 60 remedies defined in chikitsa sthana are additionally talked about in a chronology. The inclusions of fragments of 60 remedies below every remedy of sapta upakrama themselves outline every of the 7 remedies and what, how and when these remedies shall be performed. In both case the chronology shall be maintained. All remedies and included sub remedies aren’t wanted in all instances of wound remedy. They’re selective and conditional and apply to the stage of wound we’re coping with.
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1. Vimlapana

Vimlapana means to melt or inflicting to wither / languish. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 6 remedies are included below Vimlapana. They’re used to make the wound smooth.

2. Avasechana

Avasechana means to expel the doshas. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 4 remedies are included below Avasechana.

3. Upanaha

Upanaha means making use of a poultice. It’s a sort of sudation remedy. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 2 remedies are included below Upanaha.

4. Patana Kriya

Patana means tearing, slipping, dividing or making incision. Kriya is the tactic by which that is performed. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 9 remedies are included below Patana Kriya.

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5 & 6. Shodhana and Ropana

Shodhana means cleaning. Ropana means therapeutic. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 13 remedies are included below Shodhana and Ropana.

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7. Vaikrutapaha

Vaikrutapaha means eradicating the deformities or undesired modifications which have occurred as problems or sequels of wounds. From the record of 60 remedies the beneath talked about 26 remedies are included below Vaikrutapaha.

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