Abstract

A SINGLE CASE STUDY ON DIABETIC FOOT ULCER WITH AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

Sanket Kewaldas Bansod* and Aparna Abhay Raut

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Abstract

Ayurveda is a science of life which deals with the use of herbs and herbal preparation for the treatment of various disease. Diabetic foot ulcer is the most typical complication of diabetes mellitus with a poor prognosis as a result of uncontrolled blood sugar level. There are many treatment modalities available in modern science like debridment, skin grafting, amputation, etc. In Ayurveda this ulcer is considered as dushtavrana and many treatment measures available like oral medication, raktamokshan, dressing, etc. which is helpful to protect the body parts from loss. Present case study deals with a 42 year female patient having a diabetic foot ulcer on the planter aspect of left lower limb foot and adjoining redundant webspace. We treated the patient by dressing using Goghrit+ Madhu+ Haridra. Parallerly oral anti –diabetic drugs are continued by the patient to control blood sugar levels and herbo-mineral drugs that have anti-microbial property. It was observed that after a period of 85 days the wound size markedly reduced with normal skin colouration at the healed area.

Keywords: Diabetic foot ulcer, Dushtavrana, Dressing with Goghrit +Madhu+ Haridra.