Role of Dhoopan Karma and Gauradya Ghrita in the management of Dushta Vrana (infected wound)
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Ayurveda is that which deals with good, bad, happy and unhappy life, its promoters and non-promoters, measurement and nature. Shalya Tantra is a specialized branch of Ayurveda in which Surgical, Medicinal and Parasurgical (Minimal invasive surgical measures) like Agnikarma, Ksharkarma, Siravedha, Jalokavacharana etc. are described for management of various diseases. Vrana is one of them which have been managed by human being from very beginning of civilization. Under this circumstance the first thing which the man came across was the injury by different sources which caused wound. All the chronic and non healing ulcers remains with slough, foul smell, discharge which are considered as Dushta Vrana. Vrana which has foul smell, contiuously flowing putrefied pus along with blood, abnormal colour, intense pain, takes long time to heal etc. Wound healing is a natural process, but factors like slough, infections, and foreign bodies affect the process of normal healing. Dushta Vrana is one of the vranas which needs treatment for healing, Vitiateddoshas cannot be treated with a single drug all times. Therefore number of drugs of different properties is described as Vrana shodhaka (Dhoopana karma) and Vrana ropaka (Gauradyaghrita) in the management of Dushta Vrana.
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Sahu Purnesh, Chandrakar Smriti, Singh Balendra, Aradhana Toppo
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