Abstract

SUSHRUTA’S WOUND CARE MANAGEMENT AND ITS ADVANCEMENTS IN CURRENT PRACTICES

Dr. Riddhi S. Mehta*, Prof. Dr. Upendra U. Zala and Dr. Ankit M. Paneliya

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Abstract

The wound which is referred as Vrana in Ayurveda, is the commonest ailment from which the humankind has suffered from it. The healing process of Vrana is a natural process, which also starts immediate after injury. Acharya Sushruta described Vrana at different places in different context of Sushrut Samhita. The Vrana is important topic in academic point of view, patient care and research of newer technique and drugs for easier and effective management. Acharya Sushruta advised sixty upakrama (treatment) for treating wounds of different conditions known as Shashti upakramas. In this conceptual review, different types of Vranas, and their management according to Susruta Samhita in Ayurveda is described. There are recent trends in wound care management with different types of wound dressings and most effective one is collagen dressing for quick wound healing. Efforts have also been carried out to collect, discuss and describe the concept of Vrana, i.e., Wound. There is an emerging trend in the wound care research by using Ayurvedic drug incorporated with conventional dressing materials like Triphala incorporated collagen sponge.

Keywords: Vrana, shashtiupakrama, wound, collagen dressing, Triphala collagen sponge.