A CASE REPORT ON AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC NON-HEALING DIABETIC ULCER

Abstract

Chronic non healing ulcers are major global health challenge and have great impact on personal, professional, and social levels. It can be seen in patients associated with diabetic, auto immune disorder, and various skin diseases In diabetic patients, the wound-healing process is compromised, making conventional treatments less effective. The improper care of ulcer can lead to complication like gangrene and may lead to amputation of that part. This condition significantly impacts the patient’s quality of life. In the present scenario the whole class of chronic non healing ulcers can be thus incorporated mainly into dustavrana category owing to its striking resemblance. This case study discuss about a 58-year-old male Diabetic patient presented with chronic non healing ulcer on left leg associated with severe burning pain and swelling. Patient was advised with internal medication having amapachana, srothosodhana, vranaghna, mehahara, sothaghna and soolahara properties. Externally ksheera Dhara was done with karaskara , highly potent Ayurvedic  herb classified under upavisha . Wound healed within 5 weeks with complete relief of symptoms. This case study focuses on the potency of Ayurvedic medication on treating hopeless non healing diabetic ulcers and the mode of treatment was found to be very cost effective, safe and easy to administer.