Significance of Ayurvediya Marma-Vital Body Points (Susruta Sarira) English 2008

The Marmas (Vital points) are very sensitive, tender and vulnerable points in human body. Injury to them leads to deformity or even to death. Therefore, the knowledge of the Marmas is very essential for physicians and surgeons. This book is an attempt in this direction. Based on 54 verses of Susruta Samhita Sarira, Chapter 6, it explains the Ayurvedic concept of Marmas, along with their various types, location in the body, nature, their size, anatomy, physiology, pathology and possible treatments. It also tries to correlate the Ayurvedic Marmas with the vital points in other alternative systems of medicine-Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy and Acupuncture. Dr Raakhee Mehra (1969-) has been a gold medalist student throughout and is studying Ayurveda since 1993 and holds a Ph.D. in Ayurveda. She has represented Government of India for Ayurveda overseas and has bagged several awards including Ayurveda Bhushan Samman and Dhanwantari Award. She has been teaching and writing regularly. A book on the treatment of Varna (wounds) using Ayurveda has already been published. Her advices are listened to with much interest on radio and television Programmes.