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ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572

DISSECTION OF BREAST TO CONFIRM PANCH PESHI (FIVE MUSCLES) BY ACHARYA SUSHRUTA

Abstract

Author(s): Tripti Lokesh *, Poonam

Ayurveda is a science based on practical results obtained through different experimentation and studies on almost everything which effects life. Acharya Sushruta has explained different parts and subparts of body which can be seen after dissection. He says that body should be dissected after keeping in water. It should be dissected within limited time of seven days. He says that female breast has Panch Peshi (five muscles) extra than man. They were observed after dissection of preserved breast in formalin, Anatomy Museum, Shri Krishna Govt. Ayurveda College and Hospital, Kurukshetra (Haryana).