REVIEW ON THE TARPAN KRIYAKALPA

*Dr. Amilkanthwar Pooja J., Dr. Golecha S. P. and Dr. Mehetre D. P.

ABSTRACT

The promotion of the visual activity was considered as one of the priorities in the branch of shalakya tantra and ayurveda sushruta, the father of ancient Indian surgery advocated kriyakalpa is the main therapeutic procedure for netra rogas, along with other forms of treatment. He has described this in a seperate chapter in uttartantra of sushruta samhita. Kriyakalpa means the procedures in which various drugs are applied in and around the eye ball as treatment modality. ‘Netra Tarpana’ is made up of 2 root words. Netra- means eye. Tarpana-means Nourishment. Thus Netra Tarpana means’Nourishment of Eye’ or a treatment which nourishes the eye.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Netra Rogas, Uttartantra, Tarapana Kriyakalpa, Eye diseases.