Wound healing potential of bark paste of Pongamia pinnata along with hirudotherapy: A case report

Chronic wound is one of a leading cause of amputation worldwide. Successful management of chronic wound has become a challenge to all existing medical systems across the world. Sri Lankan Traditional and Ayurvedic medicine reveals many promising herbal and alternative remedies for chronic wounds. We hereby report a successfully managed case of an 80-year-old female patient suffering from a chronic wound for two years, when presenting has advised for amputation of the leg. The treatment protocol included the application of hirudotherapy along with the bark paste of Pongamia pinnata followed by Flueggea leucopyrus with recommended other external and internal remedies. At the end of the treatment protocol, pain, exudates, odor, burning sensation, and itching were reduced completely while swelling and wound size was reduced remarkably and showed a significant healing in the wounded area.

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Chronic wound is one of a leading cause of amputation worldwide. Successful management of chronic wound has become a challenge to all existing medical systems across the world.

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