European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF AGNIKARMA ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

Dr. Harmeet Kour*, Dr. Sarika Gupta and Vaidya Anagha Gaitonde

ABSTRACT

Acharya Sushruta has described Agnikarma as one among the Anushastras or para surgical procedures. According to Sushruta diseases which cannot be cured by Bheshaj (Herbal medicine), Shastra (Surgical interventions) and Ksharkarma (Alkaline cauterization), can be cured by Agnikarma and it is believed that diseases treated by Agnikarma never reoccurs. In this modern era everyone needs instant relief from pain. Agnikarma is one of the fast procedure to relief pain or vedana. In modern time it is termed as therapeutic burns or cauterization. Agnikarma can be used as preventive measure as post operative procedure and as haemostatic measure. Agnikarma procedure has effect on disorders of bone (Asthi), Joint (Sandhi), Ligament and tendon (Snayu).

Keywords: Agnikarma, Cauterization, Parasurgical, Vedana.