MANAGEMENT OF NON HEALING WOUND WITH NYAGRODHADI KWATHA AND JATYADI GHRUTA (CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC PREPARATIONS)

摘要

Chronic wound infections not responding to conventional treatment modality are the important cause of disability and mortality. Infection is responsible for delayed wound healing. In the present study, an attempt was made to develop simple and effective treatment modality for wounds that are not responding to conventional treatment modalities by using Nyogrodhadi Kwatha {Decoction of drugs starting with Ficus benghalensis L.} and Jatyadi Ghruta {Medicated ghee prepared with drugs starting with Jasminum grandiflorum}as external wound dressing material. All wounds were first washed with Nyogrodhadi Kwatha and also soaked with it for five minutes. Then these wounds were dried and Jatyadi Ghruta was applied to it. Nyogrodhadi Kwatha contains Vata {Ficus benghalensis L.}, Udumbara {Ficus racemosa L.}, Ashwatha {Ficus religiosa L.}, Triphala (Fruits of Terminalia chebula Retz., Terminalia belerica Roxb. and Phyllanthus emblica L.), Haridra {Curcuma longa L.}, Daruharidra {Berberis aristata DC}, Nimba {Azadirachta indica A.Juss} and Yastimadhu {Glycyrrhiza glabra L.}. All these plant drugs help to clean (debridement) the chronic wounds. All the chronic wounds are considered as Dushta Vrana (non healing wound) and Jatyadi Ghruta acts as wound healing enhancer. So the combination of these two medications probably act as Vrana Shodhaka (wound cleansing) and Vranaropaka (wound healing). In this study among 28 cases 23 (82.14 %) cases have got the wound completely healed. And 03 (10.71%) cases shown the signs of healing, one case (3.17 %) underwent minor amputation, and one case (3.17 %) left the treatment. In local wound care treatment, it was found most effective and economical for the successful treatment. In the management of chronic wounds Ayurvedic drugs are also potent when compared to conventional Antibiotics and local wound care treatment.