Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Palash Panchang Extract Ointment in Dushta Vrana with special reference to Post Fistulectomy Wounds

Ayurveda the indigenous system of medicine is an integral part of Indian culture. The ancient acharyas from centuries had used many formulations for prevention and treatment of various entities.In a medical practice, healing of wound (vrana) in a short period of time is very important factor.In modern lifestyle we come across many such patients with varieties of wound .Even though healing of wound is a natural process of body, the vrana should be protected from doshadushti and from various infections which may hamper the natural rate of healing of wound. In modern era fistula is amongst most common disorder and fistulectomy is a surgical procedure which often occurs in modern surgical practices. Not only by excising fistulous fibrous tract you can conquer this enitity but also by its post surgical wound management you can resolve it by stopping its chances of recurrence.. Acharya Sushruta explained vrana ,bhagandara and shastrakrut vrana in detail in his classical book Sushruta Samhita.Palash (Butea Monosperma) is a one which have key role in management of vrana. According to bhavprakash it is ”vranagulmajit” means one posseses quality  to cure vrana and gulma.Also dhanvantari nighantu tells about its quality to cure vrana

Therefore a randomized controlled clinical study to evaluate efficacy of palash panchang extract ointment in dushta vrana is selected for clinical study. In this study total 66 patients will be randomly selected showing signs and symptoms of post fistulectomy wounds are randomized into 2 groups. The trial group will be treated with palash panchang extract ointment while control group will be treated with betadine ointment. In clinical study patients will be examined according to subjective criteria which includes BATES-JENSEN ulcer assessment tool ,and objective criteria includes 1.pain scale 2.itching scale for wound for 21 days.The observations will be drawn after completion of clinical study and conclusion will be drawn accordingly. The study will be published after completion of trial.