Abstract

Dr. Tarun Meena*, Dr. Rajesh Gupta and Dr. Sudesh Rani Gupta

ABSTRACT

Method of removing blood from the body using jalauka (leech) is considered as the most easy and convenient method. Blood vitiated by vata, pitta and kapha should be removed from the body, by using sringa, jalauka and alabu respectively. Jalauka is ideal to remove blood vititated by pitta. They are of twelve kinds – six are savisa poisonous and the same number Nirvisa – non poisonous Leech sucking capacity is only 1 to 2 gm of blood. It is improper quantity of ‘bloodletting’. Sometimes leech can suck more than capacity. Bloodletting is second one important line of treatment of Vrana-Shotha. Leech saliva contains a chemical which has powerfull antibactirial action. A wound refused to heal or heals very slowly despite of best efforts is known as dushta vrana. Advancement in science, technologies and antibiotics has improved a lot in wound healing process but still understanding its patholoty and management is in phase of evolution. There are so many cause of chronic ulser (dushta-vrana) of the skin some of them are recurrent infection, trauma, poor blood supply, hypoxia, loss of sensation, specific causes like tuberculosis, diabetes, fibrosis etc.A clean wound is normal body heals earlier with minimum scar as compared to contaminated wounds.