RAKTASRAVA AND RAKTA STAMBHANA - SUSHRUTA’S CONCEPT ON HAEMORRHAGE AND HAEMOSTASIS AND IT’S MODERN DAY RELAVANCE

Ankita Negi*, Anil Dutt, Pradeep Awasthi and Vivek Thakur

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is the science of life that is based on the basic concepts of Dosha, dhatu and mala. Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, and Shukra are the seven Dhatus that make up a human constitution. In terms of modern science, Rakta Dhatu is comparable to blood, yet the texts show that the idea of Rakta Dhatu is considerably more expansive than that of blood. In trauma units, operating rooms, and intensive care units, doctors routinely face haemorrhage, a common medical emergency. Significant intravascular volume loss may trigger a chain of events that leads to hemodynamic instability, decreased tissue perfusion, cellular hypoxia, organ damage and death. Numerous sophisticated novel haemostatic techniques, procedures, and medications are uncovered by contemporary science but Ayurveda's principles and practices have stood the test of time by providing unfathomably profound insights of its ancient mystics, particularly Sushruta Samhita, that have numerous references that demonstrate the effective therapy of emergency and life-threatening conditions, including haemorrhage. In Ayurveda the relevance and specificity of the classics of Acharya Sushruta listed four fundamental haemostatic techniques Skandana, Sandhana, Pachana and Dahana which will be evaluated proving the relevance in present era.

Keywords: Haemorrhage, Ayurveda, Sushruta, Dosha, dhatus, mala, Rakta.