European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF SHUNTHI GUD AVAPEEDA NASYA IN KAPHAJA PRATISHYAYA W.S.R. TO CHRONIC RHINITIS

*Arun Kumar Pandey, Dr. Daya Shankar Singh and Dr. Preeti Pahwa

ABSTRACT

Kaphaja Pratishyaya is a condition in which vitiated Vata and Kapha Dosha causes Nasa Avarodha associated with either Snigdha Kapha Sruti (sticky nasal discharge), Nasa Kandu (Itching sensation in the nose) and Gandha and Rasa Ajnanatha (loss of smell and taste) with some of the clinical features of Vatakaphaja Pratishyaya. Nasya Karma is the special line of treatment for Urdhwajatrugata Vikara. Shunthi Gud Avapeedana Nasya which is prepared with Kaphavatahara and Shirovirechana drugs is being used for Nasya Karma in Kaphaja Pratishyaya. Patients presenting with the classical features of Kaphaja Pratishyaya and between the age group of 7yrs and 80yrs irrespective of sex were selected. 50 patients were selected and assigned in a single group. Avapeeda Nasya was administered for 7 days, once in the morning between 7am to 8am on an empty stomach. The treatment provided statistically significant result on the signs and symptoms of Kaphaja Pratishyaya (Chronic simple rhinitis). The treatment Shunti Gud Avapeeda Nasya Karma provided marked improvement in 18% of the patients and 82% of the patients showed moderate improvement. The drugs Shunthi and Gud, possess Kaphavatahara and Tridoshahara properties, which play an important role in pacifying doshas, participating in the pathogenesis of the disease Kaphaja Pratishyaya. This immune-modulation reduces the inflammatory process in nasal cavity and sinuses. The local irritation caused by the drug is helpful to liquefy the purulent sputum and ultimately expelled.

Keywords: Avapeeda Nasya, Chronic Rhinitis, Kaphaja Pratishyaya.