Abstract

TREATMENT OF DUSHTA VRANA WITH APAMARGA KSHARA PICHU: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Ritu Kumari* and Dr. Yashwant Singh

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Abstract

Dushta vrana (a non-healing ulcer) are an encountered problems faced in surgical practice. The presence of dushta vrana can damage the condition of patient with different complications and may become fatal. Factors affecting the wound are slough, infection & foreign body which can delay the normal process of healing. The issue of nonhealing ulcers management with ayurvedic remedy is one of the major areas of the research and has come under increased study. So, in this present study, Apamarga Kshara Pichu is selected. Application of kshara karma for shodhana and ropana of dushta vrana is one among the sixty upkarma of vrana. Pratisarneeya kshara is indicated for dushta vrana in ksharapakavidhi adhyaaya (su.su.11) of Sushruta Samhita. Kshara has chhedana, bhedana, lekhana properties along with tridoshahara properties, thus considered as a good curative measures for local treatment of dushta vrana. Aacharya sushruta has given numbers of dressing materials like pichu, plota, kawalika, vikeshika etc. Among these pichu is used to clean the wound as well as to absorb the discharge of wound.

Keywords: Wound, dusha vrana, apamarga kshara pichu.