TY - JOUR AU - Gupta, Shivay AU - Shindhe, Pradeep S AU - Pingat, Amit AU - Killedar, Ramesh S PY - 2023/04/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Bone healing efficacy of Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna over Calcium +Vit D3 in Avrana Kanda Bhagna (Closed fractures of long bones) - A Randomized controlled clinical trial JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v14i1.3265 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/3265 SP - 145-150 AB - <p>Background: Delayed bone healing or non-union of fractures owns high rate of complications, morbidity and mortality. It possesses enormous burden to both patients and healthcare system. Till now there is no proven molecule which could enhance the process of bone healing. Hence, time tested <em>Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna</em>, an <em>Ayurvedic</em> formulation is explored for its efficacy in the management of <em>Avrana Kanda Bhagna</em>. Objective: To Evaluate Bone healing efficacy of <em>Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna</em> in <em>Avrana Kanda Bhagna. </em>Methods: Total 30 patients meeting the inclusion criteria of <em>Avrana Kanda Bhagna</em>, with age group 14-50 years participated in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups. Group A received <em>Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna</em> 6 grams and group B Tab Calcium 500 mg +VitD3 respectively twice a day for 30days. Assessments were done through various variables like Pain, Tenderness, Swelling and Bone callus index. Follow up visit was on 30<sup>th</sup> day and 45<sup>th</sup> day. Results: Study showed that both <em>Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna</em> and Calcium + Vit D3 produced improvement in most of the variables and were comparable. However, marked improvements were seen in various variables like Pain, Tenderness, Swelling and Bone callus Index. Conclusion: Clinical efficacy showed that <em>Lakshagrishtiksheeradi churna</em> is safe, effective oral medication in the management of <em>Avrana Kanda Bhagna</em> (Closed Fractures of long bones).</p> ER -