ROLE OF KARANJ TAIL MATRABASTI AND ARAGVADHKAMPILAK VATI IN PURISHAJ KRUMI –A CASE STUDY
Dr. Shubhangi Kapil Thakur* and Dr. Sayli Jadhav
ABSTRACT
Krumi is a serious public health problem and is widely prevalent in areas of low environmental quality and people
of low nutritional status. In India, the problem is likely to be more common because of bad hygiene, poor
awareness, illiteracy, poverty and variety of allied factors. Krumi is an important disease described in ayurvedic
science and is described in detail with respect to its etiology, clinical features and treatment. The term krumi is
used to denote tiny organisms which reside in human body. Concept of krumi and their relation in the
development of disease is described in almost all ayurvedic samhita. Acharyas also describe krumi as an
etiological factor in various diseases. A 10year old male child, having complaints of abdominal pain, loose
motions, vomiting, perianal itching associated with worms in stool was treated with karanj tail matrabasti and
aragvadhkampilak vati with rajani churna and changes were noted in abdomen pain, perianal itching, loose
motions and genral appearance of the patient. The details of the findings are presented in this study report.
Keywords: Krumi, Intestinal worm infestation, karanj tail matrabasti, aragvadhkampilak vati, rajani churna.
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