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LITERATURE REVIEW ON VRANA AND IT’S AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

Pooja Shinde*, Veerendra Meenkire and Amit Shedge

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Abstract

The ayurveda terms Vrana resembles wound of modern science. The pathological condition of Vrana may initiate due to the results of injury. Ayurveda described various upakrama for the management of Vrana such as; shashtiupakram. Apatarpana, Aalepa, Parisheka, Abhyanga, Sweda, Vimlapana, Sneha, Vamana & Virecana are some other approaches used for the management of Vrana. Destruction of body tissue leads formation of scar as Vrana resulted to injury. The Twaka, Mamsa, Sira, Snayu, Asthi, Sandhi and Koshta are major Vrana shtana. Vitiation of doshas; vata, pitta, kapha & rakta along with external factors such as incision, punctures, lacerations, poisoned cuts & bruises etc; are major causative factors which leads Vrana. This article presented different types of Vranas, their lakshanas, sthanas and its management.

Keywords: Vrana, Lakshana of vrana, Shashtiupakrama.