Body dissection during the #Sushrut era.

For dissecting purposes, a cadaver with all body parts present was selected, the person should not have died of poisoning, chronic disease, shouldn't have attained 100 yrs of age & the fecal contents should've been removed from intestines

Such a cadaver, whose body parts are wrapped by Munja (Bush or grass), Bark, Kusha and Flax & kept inside a cage, was put in a slowly flowing river & allowed to decompose in an unlit area. After proper decomposition for 7 nights, it was removed from the cage & then dissected...

Slow rubbing with brushes made our of Ushira (fragrant roots of plant), Hair, Bamboo or Balvaja (coarse grass) was done. This way, skin, blood vessels, muscles & internal organs with their subdivisions were visible & could be used for deeper study.

References- #SushrutSamhita.