Abstract

KATUPILACHURNA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DUSTAVRANA W.S.R TO VENOUS ULCER: A SINGLE CASE REPORT

Snehal R. Sonani and Vivekanand Kullolli*

Abstract

The Dustavrana, a contaminated non-healing ulcer is considered as an unresolved problem faced by health-care professionals nowadays. Especially,venous ulcers do not respond to drug due to lake of enough circulation of affected part and blood stasis, compared to a clean noncontaminated ulcer in normal body. In present case report, a 68-yearold male patient having venous ulcer is treated with ayurvedic internal management and external application of kalka, made up of Katupila and Madhu for 21 days. Kalka of Katupila and Madhu showed vranashodhanaas well as vranaropana effect on the venous ulcer along with internal medication.

Keywords: Dustavrana, Katupila, Madhu, Venous ulcer, Vranaropana.