Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga

 ntroduction: Katupila a native plant of Sri Lanka commonly known as Thumari in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat is being used in treating chronic non-healing ulcers. The aim of this study is to evaluate effect of katupila malahara in the treatment of Dushtavrana (chronic non-healing ulcer). Materials & Method: A 62 years old male Patient consulted OPD with complaints of chronic non-healing ulcer at lateral malleolus of left foot having slough, foul odour, pus discharge, tenderness. The size of ulcer was (5× 9×4.5) cm sized. Patient had treating of two times skin grafting, but skin graft was failed. Result: Non-healing chronic ulcer completely healed within 4 weeks of treatment. The positive finding in this case is that even in old age ulcer healed and without skin grafting with good tissue strength. Conclusion: Study concluded that Thumari malahar ahad healing potential in chronic non-healing ulcer.

Keywords: Dushta Vrana, Katupila, Malahara, Non-Healing Wound, Securinega Leucopyrus, Thumari.

Foot ulcer is common in diabetic individual consisting of 15% of all diabetics, but it is less commonly seen in non-diabetics [1]. At the same time non healing leg ulcers are more common among diabetics than in non-diabetics. Non healing leg ulcer often becomes a great challenge to the surgeon. This case study demonstrates how Ayurvedic medicine helps in rapid healing of a chronic non healing ulcer in a non-diabetic individual. In this case treatment was planned for Dusht Vrana and a group of drugs were prescribed which are indicated for vranashodhana and vranaropana.

Keywords: Non Healing; Ulcer; Dusta Vrana.

In Ayurveda, plants have been used for treatment of various diseases. Those drugs that are not mentioned in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia are known as Extrapharmacopeial drugs. Cestrum nocturnum L. is categorized in Extrapharmacopeial drug section in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia. It is commonly known as Raat ki Rani in Hindi and Queen of the Night in English. This is a unique plant that belongs to the Solanaceae family that blooms at night and exudes fragrance. It is used in traditional and folklore practices for the treatment of various digestive, urinary and gastrointestinal system related diseases because of its antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic and analgesic properties. Various extracts of the plant can be used for healing the wounds, inhibition of malignant growth and tumours.

Keywords: Cestrum Nocturnum L.; Extrapharmacopeial; Raat ki rani.

The meticulous diagnoses of the disease in Ayurveda completely rely on five means of diagnosis (nidanapanchaka), out of that lakshana (clinical features) plays an important role. These are manifested as the result of Gunata (qualitative) and Dravyata (quantitative) vitiation of various factors like dosha, dushya, srotas, agni, prakruti, bala and kala etc, involved in the process of samprapti (pathogenesis). Clinical features are occurred in different stages of samprapti, in doshadushyasamurchana avasta called as poorvarupa (premonitory clinical feature) and some manifested after the completion of doshadushyasamurchana called as roopa (clinical features) among these some are unique and specific to particular disease and these are called as pratyatma lakshana (cardinal features), for e.g.  dehamanasantapa of jwara, malasarana of atisara and netratwakpanduta of pandu etc, understanding and diagnosis of srotogatavyadhis (systemic diseases) remains a challenging even after knowing the clinical features, because a single clinical feature of particular disease occur in more than one disease of same srotas or other srotas, but pratyatma lakshanas are unique to particular disease so it carries a great value in the accurate and final diagnosis of the disease along with other common features manifested as poorvarupa and roopa of srotogatavyadhis. By considering uniqueness of pratyatma lakshana the present work is taken into consideration.

Keywords: Pratyatma Lakshana; Roopa; Poorvarupa; Doshadushyasamurchana; Clinical Features; Diagnosis.

Ayurveda is the science of life and living. The principles of life and living are mentioned in various Ayurvedic texts. For good life and living, the use of various Dravyas has been indicated. These Dravyas are assigned various names. These names are called as paryaya (synonyms). These synonyms do not only represent the names but also represent the morphological features, properties, actions and effects. They also provide with key identification features. Jeevaka is one of the plants mentioned in astavarga with revitalizing and rejuvinative properties. Various synonyms of jeevaka are mentioned in many Nighantu but its exact morphological details, properties and uses using all the synonyms are not mentioned. Hence this work was taken to decode all the synonyms and explain the features, properties and action of jeevaka.

Keywords: Ayurveda; Jeevaka; Synonym.