A Comparative Study of Durvadi Taila and Panchvalkal Ointment in Post Operative Wound Healing

Abstract

A healthy lifetime of 100 years has been the cherished wish of humanity from  antiquity. This has been considered essential to realize the four principal  instincts of life namely Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Only the  absence of illness isn’t defined as health. Today it’s defined as  comprehensive state of well being which refers to physical, mental, spiritual  and social well being of a person (W.H.O.’s definition of health), which is  extremely almost like definition of Swastha- healthy person given by  Acharya Sushruta. One of the most important branches of Ayurveda is  Shalya Tantra in which various surgical and para-surgical procedures have  been described. Vrana is one among of them. The main aim of this paper is  to assess the efficacy of the trail drugs i.e. Durvadi Taila and Panchvalkal  Ointment on post-operative wounds. The most widely and vitally explained  chapter of Shalya Tantra is vrana. Classification of Vrana, Nadi Vrana,  Shuddha Vrana, Dagdha Vrana, Sadhya Vrana etc., their prognostic  evaluation and management with Shasthi Upkrama i.e. from Aptarpana to  Rakshavidhana, continuous suturing in clean wounds (Shuddha Vrana),  avoidance of sepsis (Dushta Vrana) and excision (Chhedana) of expelled out  omentum and careful suturing of perforation of intestine within the  management of perforating wounds of abdomen, etc. are remarkable for their  modern outlook.