SHORT NOTE ON SUSHRUTA??
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Sushruta, or Suśruta was an ancient Indian physician known as the main author of the treatise The Compendium of Suśruta. The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic text, represents him as a son of Vishvamitra, which coincides with the present recension of Sushruta Samhita
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Sushruta, well heard"was an ancient Indian physician known as the main author of the treatise The Compendium of Suśruta . The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic text, represents him as a son of Vishvamitra, which coincides with the present recension of Sushruta Samhita. Kunjalal Bhisagratna opined that it is safe to assume that Sushruta was of the clan of Vishvamitra. He is one of a number of individuals described as the "Father of surgery" and "Father of Plastic Surgery".
The Sushruta Samhita is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, but the translator G. D. Singhal dubbed Suśruta "the father of surgery" on account of the detailed accounts of surgery to be found in the work.