TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF MANJISHTADI VIKESHIKA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DUSHTA VRANA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VENOUS ULCER: A CASE STUDY

Venous ulcers, or stasis ulcers, account for 70-80% of chronic lower extremity ulcerations. The lesion is usually superficial; the floor contains beefy red granulation tissue and there is moderate to severe discharge. So adequate drainage/ absorption and maintenance of adequate moisture is necessary to avoid white and fragile margins leading to delayed healing. Paraffin- impregnated gauze is often used as contact layer dressing in such superficial wounds and ulcers. There is a need for drugs which have Vrana shodhaka, Vrana ropaka, Rakta shodhaka, Kushtaghna, Kandughna, Krimighna etc. properties, Manjishtadi gana has all the above said properties. To overcome the lacunas of the conventional methods of topical applications, to standardize and re-validate the advanced dressing techniques in Ayurveda like Vikeshika, this study entitled “To evaluate the role of Manjishtadi Vikeshika in the management of Dushta Vrana with special reference to Venous Ulcer.” was undertaken.