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A non-healing wound of the leg Post CABG, management with Ayurveda- A case report 

 A 63-year-old businessman was diagnosed with a non-healing wound in the leg after a coronary artery bypass graft, at the harvest site. The condition was pre-diagnosed based on the wound's non-healing and infective nature. He underwent antibiotic therapy and wound dressing for two months. Considering the poor prognosis even after the administration of antibiotic medicines, plastic surgery was suggested. He denied surgery and opted Ayurvedic line of management. The patient presented to Dr. Jyoti Joshi with a non-healing wound in the right leg after coronary artery bypass graft at the harvest site for 2 months. The wound was deep with pus discharge and emitted a foul smell on clinical examination. Her condition was diagnosed as dusta vrana. The line of management adopted was Vrana shodhana and Vrana ropana. After two weeks of treatment, pus discharge had almost stopped, and a healthy granulation tissue had formed. With two months of Ayurvedic medicine, infection resolved and the wound healed completely. 

This case demonstrates the scope of Ayurvedic treatment in non-healing wounds.