JALAUKAVCHARAN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DUSHTA VRANA (NON-HEALING ULCER)

Abstract

Chronic wounds have failed to proceed through an orderly and timely process to produce anatomic and functional integrity. Wounds form a very extensive and important class of the disease. Dushta vrana (non-healing ulcer) remains a major clinical challenge to the medical faculty throughout the world. Ayurveda the age old and holistic system of medicine offers various tools for management of Dushta vrana. In Ayurveda Acharya Sushruta, pioneer surgeon, have mentioned various types of wound and its management. To achieve good approximation, early healing and acceptable scar, without complications Acharya Susruta has elaborately explained shashti upakrama. Rakta mokshana is one of them. Based on this reference, a clinical study was done with patients having clinical features of Dushta vrana. So the present study is planned to evaluate the efficacy of Jalaukavacharan in the management of Dushta Vrana. For this 15 patients were selected from O.P.D/ I.P.D of Shalya Tantra, N.I.A., Jaipur. The treatment was accessed with observation and results for a period of eight weeks. After this therapy, significant result was observed. It was observed that the results achieved are effective and stable during follow up period.