Study of Papaya Dressing in Wound Bed Preparation of Diabetic Wound–A Review

Javed Alam, Manzoor Ahmad, Ansari Mohd Imran, Khurshid Alam, Akhtar Husain Chaudhary, Jalis Ahmad

This paper reviews the role of papaya (papita/Carica papaya) dressing in wound bed preparation of diabetic ulcer, during healing procedure of diabetic wound in relation to ancient Unani Medicine.  Diabetic foot ulcers are common complication of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic foot ulcers are usually caused by well-known triad of complications of diabetes mellitus known as Neuropathy, Ischemic changes and Infection resulting in poor wound healing with presence of gangrenous slough over diabetic wound. Therefore, it is difficult to treat even sometimes it needs amputation of foot because of gangrenous slough collection over the diabetic ulcer. In fact, the gangrenous slough over the diabetic wound doesn’t allow healing of that ulcer. Hence, there is need to debridement of wound or clear all gangrenous slough material to allow healing of the wound.  The regular papaya dressing clears all gangrenous sloughs, due to its enzymatic action. In other words enzymatic action of papaya dressing provides wound debridement naturally and gives a clean wound for healing process. In this way, the papaya dressing provides wound bed preparation. Details will be discussed in full length paper.  

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