A CLINICAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF PANCHATIKTA GHRUTA IN TREATMENT OF PARIKARTIKA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FISSURE IN ANO
*Dr. Sreeshma Rajan, Dr. Aparna Abhay Raut, Dr. Ramesh Vanaji Ahire, Dr. Ashish Shrikant Hastak and Dr. Shubhangi Shashikant Wankhedkar
ABSTRACT
Approximately 30-40% of the society suffer from proctologic diseases at least once in their lifespan. Fissure -in- ano comprises of 10-15% of anorectal diseases and is distinguished by pricking pain and burning sensation during and after defection, bleeding per rectal with spasm of sphincter muscles at anal verge. The health of a person solely depends on their nutritious diet and pattern of living. In Parikartika diet has a crucial role. The foremost reference of ‘Parikartika’ is accessible from Sushruta Samhita (1500 B.C). Parikartika is referred in Ayurvedic texts not as an independent disease but as a complication to bastivyapad in charak samhita, by vagbhat in vataj atisara, in kashyap samhita in garbhini vyapad. Parikartika is very common disease of ano-rectal disorders. Parikartika resembles with ‘fissure in ano’ having pricking pain and burning sensation in guda (anus). It is most agonising state affecting the anal area. In this disorder the localised remedies such as lepa, Ghrita, Taila and dilatation also known. In the present clinical case study the panchatikta ghrta matrabasti is taken as a treatment.
Keywords: Parikartika; Ano-rectal diseases; Fissure in ano; kartanvat vedana, Malavashtambha, Panchatikta ghrta matra.
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