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Conditionरोग

Wounds and ulcers (vrana)

व्रण (घाव) · व्रण

Extracted from the text3 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
व्रणक्षत
Hindi
व्रणघावजख्मनासूर
English
Wounds and ulcerswoundulcersoreinjury
Romanized
vranaghav

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition1

  • A healed wound is level with the skin and of the same colour as it.

    Chapter 11 · p. 168 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle2

  • The physician who knows the curable and the means should weigh the strength of the doshas and use as suitable the decoctions, pastes, ghees and oils prepared with the drugs described earlier.

    Chapter 11 · p. 168 · v. 54Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Knowing the kinds of wounds, the physician first cleanses them with cleansing measures and, once they are clean, heals them with healing decoctions, pastes and the like, also using alkali (kshara), medicines or surgery according to what each case yields to.

    Chapter 11 · p. 169 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Prognosis1

  • A wound that is stable, without pus, painless, pigeon-coloured inside and fleshy (filling in) is called clean, and a clean wound is said surely to heal.

    Chapter 11 · p. 168 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 111 times on 57 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How is the wound dressed and bandaged after a prameha boil has been opened?

The wound is cleansed with cleansing drugs, filled with a healing paste, covered with leaves and wrapped in fine cloth; the next day the bandage is opened, the pus pressed out, the wound washed with decoction water, dressed and bandaged again.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Categories
Surgery and injuriesSkin and hair
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
57
Chapters
Chapter 11
Extraction tasks
T08
Record id
condition_vrana