COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF PRAPOUNDARIKADI GHRITHA AND JATHYADI GHRITHA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRISHTA VRANA

Abstract

The wound is defined as the discontinuity of covering epithelium due to external injury. Following injury, an inflammatory response occurs and the cells below the dermis begins to increase collagen production. Later the epithelial tissue regenerated. Wound healing is considered to be a natural process, many factors can cause complications and also hamper the healing process. so wound healing management is one of the critical problems in Shalya Tantra. Keeping this in view, the above study is proposed to evaluate the effect of Prapoundarikadi Ghrita and Jathyadi Ghritha in the management of Ghrishta Vrana. In the present study, patients were registered from OPD/IPD of the department of Shalya Tantra, Karnataka Ayurveda Medical College, and Hospital Mangalore, and all the selected criteria were assessed. Results: In Group A (treating with Prapoundarikadi ghritha) out of 30 patients, 17% patients had moderate improvement, 73% patients had marked improvement, 13% patients had complete remission. In Group B (treating with Jathyadi ghritha) out of 30 patients, 63% patients showed marked response and 37% patients showed Complete remission. there were no patients had moderate improvement, mild improvement or in Unchanged result. Conclusion: According to clinical observations, the Prapoundarikadi Ghritha and Jathyadi Ghritha both possess Shodhana and Ropana properties They also possess anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and analgesic effects. After testing the effectiveness of Prapoundarikadi ghritha against the Standard Jathyadi Ghritha, results showed that Jathyadi ghritha has better results than the Prapoundarikadi ghritha in Ghrishta vrana.