APPLICATION OF SAPTHOPAKRAMA IN MANAGEMENT OF DUSTA-VRANA (VENOUS -ULCER)-A CASE STUDY


Dr Subramanya V, Dr Shankar S, Dr Parvathy S
Dept of Shalya Tantra, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Ayurveda , & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Abstract
Introduction : Venous ulcer is one of the commonest ulcer of leg. Prevalence is more in the persons having long standing working nature. The basic causes of venous ulcer are hypertension in the lower third of the leg, ankle and dorsum of the foot. Sapthopakrama is line of treatment explained in sushruta samhita amapakveshaniya adhyaya. Materials and method: A 46 years male patient having multiple venous ulcer(Dusta vrana), swelling(Shotha), discharge(srava) ,pain(shoola), bleeding(rakta srava) in his right lower limb. Which causes unable walk properly and disturbs his routine work, and visited the shalya tantra OPD ,SDMIAH, Bengaluru. Patient was treated successfully by adopting Saptopakrama. Results: Bleeding stopped within 2 days, Durgandha stopped after 5 days and Vrana-srava stopped within 7 days. Shuddha vrana lakshana attained at 16th day and then onwards wound starts to healed completely in 48 days.
Keywords: Venous ulcer, Dusta vrana, Saptopakrama,varicose ulcer.
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2025-02-17

Vol : 11
Issue : 2
Month : February
Year : 2025
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