Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS LEG ULCER THROUGH UNANI MEDICINE ALONG WITH LEECH THERAPY-A CASE STUDY

Minhaj Ahmad and Abdul Nasir*

Abstract

A male patient of age 43 years came with the complaint of nonhealing wounds over the medial malleolus of his right leg along with gangrenous condition since one year. Patient was diagnosed a case of venous leg ulcer. After required investigations and local examination of wounds, patient was planned and treated by local application, and combination of Unani medicines formulations along with leech therapy as described in texts of Unani system of medicine. With this unani treatment venous leg ulcer got completely healed and gangrenous condition of leg totally resolved without any complications and side effects.

Keywords: Venous leg ulcer, Unani medicine, leech therapy.