Historical survey of wound healing

The response of living tissues to injury forms the foundation of all surgical practices. Indeed, from the historical point of view, tissue injury or Vrana or wound and its sequelae have participated in cure of most of the general medical problems from the days of Susruta till date. The earlier medical literatures extensively considered wound care as based on instinctive remedies but on the other hand, the present concepts cogitate healing of wound based on visual observations. Basic perception of wound healing only in its interpretation, which has varied from civilization to civilization. There are various methods for treating of wounds and have since been passed over by ancient humans to today's modern surgeons. Therefore, it is very essential to know the historical aspects of Vrana and its Ropana since the beginning of the tear of medicine as compare to wound and it's healing from the modern point of view. On the basis of above said facts an attempt has been made to explore the historical background of and healing in present paper.