CLINICAL SINGLE CASE STUDY OF VENOUS ULCER MANAGEMENT BY LEECH THERAPY
*Dr. Anjali Meena, Dr. Vishnu Dutt Sharma M. S. Ph.D. (Ayu.) and Dr. Pankaj potalia
ABSTRACT
A wound on the leg or ankle caused by abnormal or damaged veins .A venous ulcer is a sore on your leg that very slow to heal, because of weak blood circulation in the limb. venous ulcer develop mostly along the medial distal leg ,and painful with negative hypertension may be gravitation which is due to hydrostatic pressure by weight of blood column from the right atrium which is maximum at foot and ankle dynamic which is due to muscular contraction across the incompeletent perforator with a high pressure up to 200mm Hg.Venous ulcer commonly develop is around and above the medial malleoli because of presence of large number of perforators in ayurveda compare siragat vat janya vran, suhruta has treat jaloka one of most effective method of bloodletting useful even in infected and chronic non healing ulcer and some orally medicine.
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