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Background: Vrana is an interruption of continuity of body tissue or part by physical, microbial, chemical or immunological causes, typically associated with loss of function. Vrana can be correlated with wounds and ulcers. Normally, Vranas are healed by itself if kept clean. The presence of infection, insufficient blood supply, tissue tension, radiation, malnutrition, diabetes, consumption of steroids etc. are the important factors which delay the wound healing process. Dushta Vrana is one of the Vranas which needs time for its healing. Acharya Sushruta mentioned Rasakriya under Shasti Upakramas for management of Vrana. Any drug formulation should possess two qualities for proper wound healing i.e., Vrana Shodhana (Making free from undesirable wound factors) and Vrana Ropana (The factors which promotes wound healing). Many formulations are in use for centuries. One of them is Karanjadi rasakriya. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of Karanjadi rasakriya on the basis of relief in signs and symptoms of Dushta Vrana. Materials and Methods: In this study, Lepa of Karanjadi rasakriya was applied on affected part of 20 patients selected from Shalya OPD, TGAMC&H, Ballari, for the management of Vrana. Results: The results observed based on the changes obtained on the subjective and objective parameters taken for consideration for this study viz. Pain, Size of ulcer, Discharge, granulation tissue and were found not significant on all the above parameters. Conclusion: It showed that Karanjadi rasakriya is not significantly helped in reduction of the signs and symptoms of the Dushta Vrana.