Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DUSTA VRANA W.S.R INFECTIVE VENOUS ULCER: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Kavya Bose*, Dr. Rajneesh V. Giri and Dr. Prashanth K.

Abstract

Venous ulceration is the most severe and debilitating outcome of chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs and accounts for 80% of lower extremity ulcerations. The morbidity caused by them has a serious impact on the quality of life. Its improper care may leads to malignancy.[1] Conventional treatment though is effective but requires surgical intervention and not always affordable. Venous ulcer can be correlated as Dusta vrana in Ayurveda for which a range of treatment modalities are explained. A 60 year old male presented with 2 non healing ulcers of 4 years duration at the medial malleolus of right and left leg. It was secondary to venous stasis and he had undergone allopathic treatment and skin grafting without any significant improvement. The Vrana Panchaka is considered for a clinical evaluation of the case. Significant healing in wound was observed after 6 weeks of comprehensive Ayurvedic treatment by Sodhana therapy, internal and medications, topical use of parisheka, patradana, Avachoornanam, taila application and Bandhana. After 6 weeks of the treatment vrana attained sudha vrana lakshnana and progressive healing is being observed in weekly follow ups.

Keywords: Parisheka, Patradana[2], Avachurnana[3], Vrana panchaka.