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. 2020 Oct 28;11:566334. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.566334

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

(A) Sushruta-Samhita, a fundamental text of traditional Indian medicine written on palm leaves. Found in present-day Nepal, the text is dated 12th–13th century, while the art is dated 18th–19th century. Displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Reproduced in accordance with guidelines (https://www.lacma.org/). Gleanings across historical medical treatises of Ayurveda (B) Description of types of wounds in Sushruta Samhita (C) The problem of infected wounds described in Sushruta Samhita as “germination of maggots/worms due to flies on the wound” (D) Principles of treatment of infected wounds in Sushruta Samhita call for the use of medicinal oils (E) Recommendation of the use of sesame oil for medicinal formulations in the Indian Materia Medica or Bhavprakash Nighantu (F) Use of Kalanchoe pinnata or “Parnabeej” for wound healing in ‘Dhravyagun Vignyan (Ayurvedic text) (G) Cynodon dactylon or “Durva” for wound healing in Charak Samhita (H) Medicinal roles of Ocimum tenuiflorum or “Tulsi” in Bhavprakash Nighantu (I) Preparation practices of plant-based oils with four-fold ratio of components, plant paste, oil and water, from Sharangdhar Samhita.