Abstract

ROLE OF JALAUKAVACHARNA AND KSHAR SUTRA THERAPY IN BUERGER’S DISEASE-A CASE STUDY

Dr. Shobha* and Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta

Abstract

Buerger’s disease or(TAO) is non- atherosclerotic, inflammatory disease of peripheral blood vessels. It mainly causes occlusion of small and medium sized blood vessels so blood supply gets jeoparadized resulting in limb ischemia, severe cramp like pain during walking (intermittent claudication), deep ulceration and finally gangrene of distal part(usually toes). With these features- a case of Buerger’s disease was treated successfully by parasurgical process Jalaukavacharna in Right foot and kshar sutra application on gangrenous toes. After Jalaukavacharna pain and swelling was resolved in one month, and after that gangrenous toes were ligated with Kshar sutra, within next one month the gangrenous toes shed off without any complication.

Keywords: Jalaukavacharna, (TAO) Thromboangitis obliterans, Kshar sutra.