Sharir Rachana

Sharir Rachana

Sharir Rachana has been one of the sections of the Department of Basic principle since 1979 in the faculty of Ayurveda. In 2006, this section was upgraded to a full- fledged department. Rachana Sharir means Ayurvedic Anatomy and deals with structural (anatomical) understanding of the body.

It is a specialized branch having multidimensional teaching and research activities. The subject of Rachana Sharir includes study of Normal body structures as stated in Ayurvedic Samhita by the Acharyas along with the study of Modern Anatomy. Study of the gross human anatomy is main focus at B.A.M.S. level wherein human anatomy is understood with the help of dissection of dead human body (cadaver).

Ayurvedic concepts of Anatomy (Rachana Sharir) are also studied at this level, which involves primarily the Sharirsthan (chapter on human body) of Basic Ayurvedic texts of Sushrut Samhita, Charak Samhita and Ashtang Hridaya. It can be stated that Ayurvedic student has a better view of Human Anatomy than the modern counterpart.