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Background: A surgical incision is easier to repair than a spontaneous irregular or extensive tear. An episiotomy helps to shorten the 2nd stage of labour. It can also decrease trauma to the vaginal tissues. The episiotomy wound is sutured immediately after 3rd stage of labour under local anesthesia. According to the modern science get advanced with new antibiotic local application and oral antibiotics are advised for wound, but their resistance increases day by day. Considering all the problems during Sutikavastha (postnatal period) with Yonivrana (episiotomy wound ), it is necessary to give proper treatment and assurance to the patient. Episiotomy wound can be compared with Saddhyovrana(fresh wound). So it can be treated as Sadhyovrana Chikitsa (fresh wound treatment). In this present case study, Patient with sutured surgical episiotomy wound with chromic catgut no. "0" and "1",following delivery was selected. Drugs Saptavinshatiki Guggulu and Nimbadi Lepa(Nimbadi ointment) were administered oral and local respectively in a 29 year old second gravida patient for 2 weeks and follow-up for 1week. Assessment was done on the basis of REEDA scale and Numeric Rating Scale. Result: 100% result was found in pain, edema, discharge, redness and tenderness in episiotomy wound.