www.siddhapapers.org Siddha Papers 2015 (1)(1) ISSN 0974-2522 Research Article Siddha Papers 2015 (1)(1) A Promising Herbal topical formulation ǮPPPǯ for treating Bedsores Thomas M. Walter, R. Sweety Nirmala, S. Merish 3 , M. Tamizhamuthu 4 1 *Lecturer, Pharmacology department, Govt. Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tamilnadu. thomaswalter@doctor.com 2 CEO, Bethesda Siddha Research Center, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu. bethesdacam@gmail.com 3,4 Final Professional BSMS Students, Govt. Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tamilnadu. *For correspondence: dr.thomaswalter@gmail.com ABSTRACT The active role of siddha medicine in combating chronic diseases is being widely recognized nowadays. In that way, immobile patients who have bedsores carry a high incidence of morbidity and even mortality. A decubitus ulcer, also called a pressure sore or bed sore, is an open wound on the skin. Pressure sores often occur on the skin covering bony areas. The most common places for a pressure sore to appear include hips, back, ankles, and buttocks. A considerable number of nearly 1300 new cases of decubitus ulcers are occurring on a daily basis globally. This has resulted in deaths amounting up to 34,320 during 2000-2002 in US alone. While going through the classic Siddha literatures, the authors of this paper found out a very promising remedy PPP and decided to carryout Anti-microbial sensitivity testing to prove its efficacy in treating decubitus ulcers. Disc diffusion method was followed with Mueller Hinton Agar as the culture media. The organisms tested were Pseudomonas auroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Klebsiella pneumonia, E.coli, The test results show that the drug PPP is sensitive against Streptococcus mutans and E.coli. The clinical significance of the Anti- microbial study results are discussed in detail. Keywords: Decubitus ulcer, Bedsore, Pressure ulcer, Herbal dusting powder.