Abstract

CURRENT TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER WITH INDEGENOUS PLANT; A REVIEW

Namrata Gupta*, Dr. Rupesh Kumar Pandey and Dr. P. K. Dubey

Abstract

The prevalence of diabetic Foot ulcer is increasing day by day among global population. The most frequent underlying etiologies are neuropathy, trauma, deformity, high plantar pressures, and peripheral arterial disease. The disease etiology suggest that Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and beta-hemolytic streptococci, are the most common pathogens in previously untreated mild and moderate infection. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the important complications, since the major deaths in diabetes are due to DFU, which arises as a consequence of complicated and multi-factorial pathologies. This review is based on plant related drugs, as available antibiotics resistance is global concern. For the treatment of disease with single strategy might unlikely less effective and also the overall costs of these therapies are high. The use of many commonly used herbs and spices are claimed to have wound healing effects with various mechanisms since long time. The treatment with herbal drugs can improve the quality of life of Diabetic foot ulcer patients with less adverse effects.

Keywords: Diabetic Foot ulcer, Foot Infection, wound healing, herbal medicine of foot ulcer.