A Review Article on Endoscopic Instruments as Nadi Yantra and its applications in GIT Disorders.

Abstract

Acharya Susruta, a great ancient indian surgeon, who is regarded as father of the surgery,designed surgical equipment with innovative vision and described many surgical procedures,which laid basis for many advanced technologies in this field. Due to present day irregular,incompatible and unhealthy food habits diseases affecting the GI system increased in incidenceand severity, simultaneously there is increase in advancement of technologies in a view todiagnose and treat GI disorders much earlier and more effectively than before. One among theseadvancements is the Endoscopic procedure which was invented solely for the diagnostic andtherapeutic purpose of GI disorders. Acharya Sushrutha has explained 20 types of Nadi Yantrafor diagnostic and therapeutic purpose whose exact principles have been used in developingpresent day Endoscope.In this article an effort has been made to draw a special attention on Endoscopic instruments asvariants of nadi yantra and their brief use in diagnosing and treating GI disorders.