A Case Study of Manjistadi Taila with Kadalipatra and Bactigauze for Local Application in the Management of Burn

Abstract

Traditional medicines have been used for many countries around the world including South East Asian countries for health care by the people in recent years, there has been a significant global upsurge in the use of traditional medicine because of various reasons including the fact that in spite of advance made in the health sector equitable care coverage availability, accessibility & affordability to conventional health care & services are quiet often beyond the reach of large section of people. Ayurvedic medicines got much desired boost for current & emerging challenges, it is crucial that Ayurvedic medicines are beneficial, must play their respective roles in promoting health & preventing or treating diseases. A Burn is an accidental as well as suicidal injury encountered by surgeon in day to day practice. Sushruta is pioneer of Indian surgery. He explained Dagdha (burn) and its management in 12^th Adhyaya of Sutrasthan. As the patient of Dagdha (Burn) are increasing in the society due to today’s stressful & busy life style. The present study entitled “A Case Study of Manjistadi Taila with Kadalipatra and Bactigauze for Local Application in the Management of Burn”. Treatments prescribed in modern medicine like chlorhexidine acetate as bactigauze had proved their definite efficacy in the Burn management but they have some limitations like it can’t avoid eschar, hypertrophic scar, post burn contracture which harms as a cosmetically. So to overcome these deficiencies we can apply Manjisthadi Taila with Kadalipatra as local application in the 1^{st &} 2^nd degree burn. The present case study was conducted on 2 patients as far considered one is control group and other is experimental group. The clinical assessment was done on the basis of grading criteria with specific symptomology of Burn like Vedana (pain), Strava (secretion), Vranavarna (colour), Gandha (smell), eschar, discoloration, hypertrophic scar, and contracture. According to observations and results conclusion has been done.