European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CLINICAL STUDY ON KIKKISA W.S.R TO STRIAE GRAVIDARUM AND ITS MANAGEMENT WITH KARAVIRADI CREAM

Dr. Hemant Patel*, Dr. Shilpa Donga, Prof. L. P. Dei, Dr. Yogesh Manani and Dr. Shrawan N. Kamble

ABSTRACT

Striae garavidarum is a physiological change found in the second trimester of pregnancy particularly in the seven months due to the overstretching. It is a very major problem in the modern cosmetic conscious era. The current study is an attempt to understand the ailment according to Ayurvedic ethics and to evaluate the efficacy of Karaviradi cream in Kikkisa. Total 17 patients were registered for this study, 15 completed the course of treatment while 2 patients discontinued due to various personal reasons. Karaviradi cream was used as local application on the area of abdomen, thigh and breast (where possibilities of Kikkisa appears) as required (Appx 10 gram) twice in a day for two months. After completion of treatment, in overall effect of therapr, 26.67% of patients got no occurrence, 60% patients had mild occurrence, while 13.33% of patients got moderate occurrence. None of the patients had found severe Occurrence. Karaviradi cream is a highly effective for preventive Kikkisa with no apparent evidence of complication.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Karaviradi cream, Kikkisa, striae gravidarum.