Suśruta
Sign in to saveSuśruta (, ) was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon, who made significant contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery. He was the author of the Suśruta Saṃhitā (''Suśruta's Compendium''), considered to be one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine. It is also considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, including diet, surgery, nosology, anatomy, developmental biology, therapeutics, toxicology, paediatrics and other subjects. The inclusion of particularly impressive and historically important chap
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- Born
- 0600-00-00
- Died
- 0500-00-00
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Suśrutaḥ
- Suśruta-saṃhitā
- An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text, with a full and comprehensive introd., additional texts, different readings, notes, comparative views, index, glossary and plates
- Susrutasamnita, or, The Hindu system of medicine according to Suçruta
- Susrutasamhita
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Key facts
- Academic.name
- Sushruta
- Academic.image
- Susruta. Pen drawing. Wellcome V0006619.jpg
- Academic.caption
- 17th century sketch of Sushruta
- Academic.birth_place
- Kingdom of Kashi
- Academic.known_for
- Author of Sushruta Samhita
- Academic.native_name_lang
- Sanskrit
- Academic.workplaces
- Banaras University
- Academic.honorific_prefix
- Maharshi Pandit
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Key dates
- Born
- 600 BCE
- Died
- 500 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Varanasi
- Father
- Viśvāmitra
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- सुश्रुत.jpg
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10 sectionsContents
- Authorship
- Date
- Citations
- Followers
- The ''Suśrutasaṃhitā'' on medicine and physicians
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Suśruta (, ) was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon, who made significant contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery. He was the author of the Suśruta Saṃhitā (''Suśruta's Compendium''), considered to be one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine. It is also considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, including diet, surgery, nosology, anatomy, developmental biology, therapeutics, toxicology, paediatrics and other subjects. The inclusion of particularly impressive and historically important chapters on surgery has wrongly led some to believe that this is the work's primary focus. The treatise consists of 186 chapters.
The Compendium of Suśruta locates its author in Varanasi, India.