A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ANTISEPTIC AND BACTERICIDAL EFFECT OF YASHTIMADHU GHRITA IN NON-INFECTED SURGICAL WOUNDS

Abstract

Some of the most challenging Post operative complication include Abnormal wound healing (non healing, delayed healing), a wound infection, Post surgical bleeding from a wound. ymptoms of Post operative wound complication depend on type of complication. It may includes, swelling, redness, tenderness, or warmth around wounds. Additional symptoms may include bleeding or drainage from wound, or separation of wound edges. Standard treatment includes Antibiotic coverage and local wound care, including packing. Failure of primary treatment leads to further surgery with skin flap and free grafts. To overcome all problems mentioned above and to prevent the adverse effect of Allopathic drugs, and it is a ray of hope from Ayurveda the present study is planned to evolve an effective treatment by Ayurvedic approach in the Post operative wound management. Hence in this study an attempt is made to evaluate the efficacy of Yashtimadhu ghrita as Antiseptic and Bacteriocidal in Post operative wounds, which has vrana ropana, shothgna action apart from properties like daha samana, shulahara, rakta sthambaka.he trial drug proved statistically significant in early wound healing in minor surgical wounds. The results revealed that the estimated treatment shown significant improvement (p< 0.01) in all cardinal sign and symptoms. However the statistical observations reveals that Yashtimadhu ghrita was found efficacious in wound healing phenomenon. The present study proved that the ancient management is safe, easily available devoid of complications and has better acceptability.