Question

According to Susruta Samhita, Virudha consisted of
A. Flowering plants.
B. Shrubs.
C. Osadhi.
D. Jangama.

Answer 1

Hint: The Susruta Samhita is one of the ancient texts that is based on medicine and surgery. This was extensively used in the ancient world. It is from where Ayurveda originated that has evolved further in the days to come. This text is of great historical importance because it gives un insight into surgical training, instruments and procedures that were carried out in the ancient times to treat various illnesses.

Complete Answer:
- The Susruta Samhita was composed from Charaka Samhita that was also an ancient medical text. Both of them deal with pathology, anatomy, diagnosis, toxicology of various illnesses and differ majorly in one aspect.
- Susruta Samhita mainly provides surgical techniques too but Charaka Samhita is based only on medicine. The Susruta Samhita consists of a total of 186 chapters that spoke about the various subjects like description of illness, varieties of different medicinal plants , procedure of preparation of various medicine both from plant and animal origin.
The Susruta Samhita divided the whole plant kingdom into four broad classes- Vriksha, Gulma, Vanaspati and Virudha. Where Vriksha is any tree bearing flowers and fruits, Gulma means bush, Vanaspati defines plants growing in a particular area and Virudha means creepers.

So the correct option is B).

Note: The knowledge about Susruta Samhita is important not only from a historical point of view but also to find out the origin of Ayurveda. This helps in further modification of the medicines and techniques that makes treating illness easier.