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RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE STUDY OF PATOLADI OINTMENT ON DUSHTA VRANA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VARICOSE ULCER

Kiran Ramchandra Gaikwad*, Pankaj P. Dixit, Vinay Sonambekar and Santosh Pathak

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Abstract

Varicose ulcer is often compared with Dushta vrana from Ayurvedic texts due to its similarities in clinical features. The incidence varies in population from 0.3% to 1.33% with overall prevalence 0.12% to 1.69% per 1000. Besides that Varicose ulcers are scarcely disabling but need higher amount of medical attention. Varicose ulcers cause deprivation of valuable work hours and significant financial burden on the family. Although wound healing is a natural process being a chronic ulcer, varicose ulcers, take prolong time to heal. Thus, this study is conducted to reduce time of healing & the progression of disease so as to improve quality of life. In this study 40 patients were selected randomly and divided 20 in each group. In trial group wound was treated with the Patoladi oinrment and in control group with Betadine ointment for 21 days. Observations were done on subjective and objective parameters and analysis was done statistically. When statistical tests were applied to the observed data it was found that Patoladi Ointment was found more effective than Betadine ointment for venous ulcer.

Keywords: Patoladi Ointment, Betadine Ointment, Venous Ulcer, etc.