Comparative study of Traditional Gedi Vana Chikitsa (boils and wound treatment) basics, with acne stages using selected external applications applying on different stages of acne and scared uneven skin

Abstract

The study is a comparative study of traditional Gedi Vana chikitsa (boils and wound treatments) basics and Acne stages using selected external application protocol of Traditional Nedungamuwa Gedi Vana Generation applying on a patient having different stages of acne and scared uneven skin. In Gedi Vana chikitsa there are three stages called Ama stage, Pachchamana stage and Pakwa stage. Acne has the stages of black heads, white heads, papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts. A 32years old female presented at the clinic was selected as the case study. She was treated for eight weeks with three naturopathic applications. Patient was examined every week from the first visit. Nature of the pain, number of acnes, discharges, thick or soft, number of thick acnes, itching were listed at first visit, after 1^st and 2^nd months. Considering the pathogenesis and stages of both Gedi and acne, both have similar growth in the skin. When pharmacological properties such as Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka and karma were analyzed of the materials used, in the Ama stage which was similar with Black heads, white heads and papules, Vimlapana (gentle pressing) and Avasechana (bloodletting)treatments were effective. Pachchamana stage, which is similar with pustules and Nodules, Upanaha (bandaging after applying paste) treatments were effective. At Pakwa stage, which is similar with cysts, Patana (incision and draining) treatments were effective. Then in the protocol shodana (detoxification), ropana (regeneration of loss tissue) and Vaikrutapaham(healing scars/ recovering to normal skin) gave the effect of removing the scar marks.