A Case Report on Non Healing Foot Ulcer
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga - Year 2019, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Foot ulcer is common in diabetic individual consisting of 15% of all diabetics, but it is less commonly seen in non-diabetics [1]. At the same time non healing leg ulcers are more common among diabetics than in non-diabetics. Non healing leg ulcer often becomes a great challenge to the surgeon. This case study demonstrates how Ayurvedic medicine helps in rapid healing of a chronic non healing ulcer in a non-diabetic individual. In this case treatment was planned for Dusht Vrana and a group of drugs were prescribed which are indicated for vranashodhana and vranaropana.
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Baby Ganeriwala
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