Ayurvedic management of Pravahika � A case report
Journal name: AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Original article title: Ayurvedic management of Pravahika � A case report
AYU is an internationally recognized quarterly journal dedicated to advancing research in Ayurveda. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including clinical and pharmacological research in Ayurveda's eight branches, herbal remedies, phytochemistry, and ethnomedicine.
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B.A. Pooja
Santosh Bhatted
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda):
(An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
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Year: 2015 | Doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.190701
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers in the colon. The disease is a type of colitis, which is a group of diseases that cause inflammation of the colon, the largest section of the large intestine, either in segments or completely. The main symptom of this active disease is diarrhea mixed with blood. In Ayurveda, it can be compared with a disease Pravahika characterized by Atidrava Mala Pravrutti with Rakta. A 30 year old female patient reported to the out patient Department of Panchakarma, NIA, Jaipur, with the complaints of frequent loose, watery, frothy, and foul-smelling stool stained with mucous and blood. Other associated complaints were reduced appetite, distension and pain in the abdomen, weakness, heat intolerance, reduced sleep, and headache. The patient was diagnosed as IBD consistent with UC. A combination of Nagarmotha (Cyperus rotundus L.) 2 g, Indrayava (Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.) 1 g, Nagakeshara (Mesua ferrea L.) 1 g, Madhuyashti (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) 1 g, and Amalaki (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) 1 g powders three times a day, along with Dadimashtaka Choorna 3 g with Shankha Bhasma 500mg three times a day, Mustarista 2 tsp three times a day after food, and Dhanyapanchaka Kvatha 20ml two times a day before food was administered for 2months. After the 2-month treatment, a significant response in various symptoms such as frequent defecation, abdomen distension, headache, heat intolerance, and reduced sleep was found. Keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease, Pravahika, Shamana Aushadhies, ulcerative colitis
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