CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PUNARNAVASHATAKA KWATHA IN JATODAKA AWASTH A OF UDARA W.S.R. TO ASCITES

Abstract

India has more percentage of poor population who has no idea about living healthy; also the rich people do not follow the rules of lifestyle made by ancient Acharya of Ayurveda. People eat as they wish i.e Ushna, Tikshna, Vidahi, Dushit ahara, drink excessive alcohol of poor quality, do not follow the Dincharya and Rutucharya given by Ayurveda which is really bet-terment for their healthy life but they are blindly following western life style which is not suitable for our climatic condition and body as well. All these causes give rise to ‘Udar Vyadhi’. These causes are increasing day by day, which increases number of patients of Udara vyadhi every year.Liver performs wide variety of metabolic functions. Due to alcohol consumption and infections today most people suffers from liver disorders leads to Udara vyadhi which can prevent easily by public awareness and simple precautions. The symptoms of Udara closely resembles with Ascites. Ascites is defined as accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Patients were selected as per the selection criteria from the hospital at-tached to our college. Single group is made for experimental study. Patients were given Punarnawashataka Kwatha in the dose of 40ml twice a day along with Koshna jala in Pragbhakta kala for 30 days. The proper drug dose regimen was instructed to all patients so that all of them were almost similar conditions. Pathy-apathya plays a major role in Udara vyadhi, patients were strictly advised to take Milk of about 1-1.5 litres per day and water is strictly prohibited. Records were kept during the course of the treatment on Day7, Day14, Day21 and at the end Day30 i.e. end of the treatment under study design. The Punarnavashataka Kwatha1 was found very effective in Agnimandya, Malavshtambha and Shotha.