Abstract

FORMULAE USED FOR BURN WOUND DRESSING IN THE ERA OF ANCIENT INDIAN CIVILIZATION: A SEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATIVE LOCAL APPLICATION

Dr. Dhrubajyoti Talukdar* and Dr. Pankaj Kumar Barman

ABSTRACT

Burn injury is one of the common injuries incurred to man. It can be a simple superficial burn healing spontaneously or severe life threatening injury. With the advancement of science and technology survival rate of burn injury patient has increased. But management of the wound site is still a challenging task. The Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, has a rich tradition of surgical knowledge. Indian classics like Sushrut Samhita, Bhavaprakash, Yogaratnakar, Harit Samhita etc. discuss burn wound treatment. The present study attempts to summarize the drugs used for burn wound dressing advised in Ayurvedic texts so that attempts can be made to revalidate and re-establish their efficacy in present era.

Keywords: Burn wounds, local applications, Ayurveda, herbo-mineral, natural dressing material.