Role of Panchavalkal Lepa on management of Vranashopha(Cellulitis) - A Case study.

Monali. G.Kurhadkar; Dr. Renu Rathi; Dr. Sandesh Khobragade

Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

Role of Panchavalkal Lepa on management of Vranashopha(Cellulitis) - A Case study.

Monali. G. Kurhadkar, Dr. Renu Rathi, Dr. Sandesh Khobragade

Abstract :

Background: Vranashopha (Cellulitis) is a inflammatory swelling usually affecting infants and children but can affect adults. According to the signs and symptoms of Vrana shopha it can be correlated with cellulitis. Cellulitis shows symptoms like swelling, redness of skin ,local temperture and tenderness. According to modern ,cellulitis is defined as an infection of the skin tissue. Cellulitis is an acute inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. Lepana is best therapy because of its safety and high efficacy in the management of Vranashopha.. So we can treat the disease with properties like deepana, pachana, raktaprasadan,and lepana. Aim:To study efficacy of Panchvalkal Lepa on management of Vranashopha(Cellulitis) Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of Panchvalkal Lepa in the management of Vranashopha(Cellulitis). Material And Methods: 3years old female came to OPD with complaints of swelling at Right foot below ankle joint since 5 days, difficulty in walking, redness, tenderness, raised local temperature. Local application of Panchvalkal Lepa on affected region twice a day. Materials and preparations of Panchvalkal Lepa will be collected from Ayurvedic classical texts and other books and journals. Result: The patient got relief from above symptoms after taken treatment. Conclusion: Children are more vulnerable to this infection because their immune system is less or under developed. Panchvalkal Lepa offer a variety of herbs to relieve the symptoms of Vranashotha (Cellulitis) because these are acute in nature and there is always a need of some immunomodulators along with normalizing the vitiated doshas