scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF MATRA VASTI IN KHARA PAKA WITH MADHYAMA PAKA IN JANU SANDHIGATA VATA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-718
Author(s):  
Thulasi T.V ◽  
Joshi George ◽  
Rahul H

Vasti has been told as Ardhachikitsa and is applicable in all the Vatavyadhi. As a general rule, when Rogas are caused by Vata Dosha alone, without the association of Ama, then Sneha Vasti should be given. Matra Vasti is one among the Bheda of Sneha Vasti, it can be given to any person irrespective of age and Ritu, without any strict regimen of Ahara and Vihara. SandhiVata is a Vatika disorders and Dhatukshaya is its prime factor. Vata Dosha is the regulator of other two Dosha, Dhatu and Mala and also all the body activities. Therefore, once Vata is con- trolled by Vasti, all these factors are automatically regulated, and total body equilibrium is achieved. Sandhigata Vata is characterized by symptoms like joint stiffness, joint pain, swelling and difficulty in joint movements, etc. Snehana is mentioned as one of the main treatments of Sandhigata Vata. According to therapeutic administration, Sneha Paka is mainly 3. Acharya Charaka and Vagbhata explained Sneha in Madhyama Paka for Vasti Karma, whereas Acharya Susruta opines Sneha in Khara Paka for VastiKarma. Here in this study, MatraVasti with KsheeraBala Taila prepared in two different Paka is selected. A group of 40 patients with signs and symptoms of Janu Sandhigata Vata, fulfilling the inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into two groups with number of twenty. MatraVasti with Ksheerabala Taila prepared in Khara Paka was given to Group A and Madhyama Paka was given to Group B for consecutive 9 days. Patients were evaluated thoroughly prior to the treatment, on 9th day of treatment and on 18th day of follow up period on the basis of subjective and objective parameters. Statistical analysis revealed that both groups were statistically significant in all subjective and objective criteria in after treatment results and after following up results.

Author(s):  
Rajeshwari ◽  
Deenaprakash Bharadwaj ◽  
Harshavardhana K

Vatarakta is the illness that exhibits different signs and symptoms based upon the Dosha, Utthana and Gambheera Avastha. Dietary habits and life style modalities play a major role in the causation of Vatarakta. Though various remedies are there to treat it, Raktamokshana is said to be an effective, and standard technique. Hence it is claimed to be an important affective tool in the management of Vatarakta. This study is undertaken to explore and compare the efficacy of Jaloukavacharana and Siravyadhana in Vatarakta. Randomized comparative clinical trial was adopted in this study. 40 subjects fulfilling diagnostic and inclusion criteria were selected and divided into two groups. The day on which the procedure was conducted was considered as first day of the trail. Follow up was on 8th & 15th day. Total duration of Study was 15 days. In both the group there is a significant improvement of subjective and objective symptoms except on Vaivarnya. The collected data is statistically analysed Jaloukavacharana is found to be more effective in the features Daha and Shopha. Siravydhana is more effective in Shoola and Vivarnya. Both the procedure shows equal effect on Sparshaasahatva. The overall results of Group A are 82.11% and Group B is 82.76%. Both the treatments are equally effective in Vatarakta. Hence alternative hypothesis H3 is proved. This simple and cost-effective treatments are painless do not require any anaesthesia. Hence it can be easily performed in OPD level on day-care basis.


Author(s):  
Praveenkumar H. Bagali ◽  
A. S. Prashanth

The unique position of man as a master mechanic of the animal kingdom is because of skilled movements of his hands and when this shoulder joints get obstructed, we call it as Apabahuka (Frozen shoulder), we do not find satisfactory management in modern medical science. Various effective treatment modalities have been mentioned which reverse the pathogenesis, Shodhana is advised initially followed by Shamana therapies. In the present study 30 patients were selected incidentally and placed randomly into two groups A and B, with 15 subjects in each group. Group A received Amapachana with Panchakola Churna, Jambeera Pinda Sweda and Nasya Karma. Group B received Amapachana with Panchakola Churna, Jambeera pinda Sweda and Nasaapana. In both the groups two months follow up was done. Both groups showed significant improvement in the signs and symptoms of Apabahuka as well as the activities of daily livings, thereby improving the quality of life of the patients. Nasya Karma and Nasaapana provided highly significant results in all the symptoms of Apabahuka. In the present study as per the clinical data, Nasaapana is found to be more effective than Nasya Karma.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (05) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Pooja Abhrange ◽  
S. G. Chavan ◽  
Prashanth A.S.

Metabolism is the natural process of the body, which is necessary to maintenance of the homeostasis of an individual person. Everybody constitutions are always in the process of metabolism, which is a combination of Anabolism (Construction) and Catabolism (Deterioration). As Agni is prime factor for all the Chayapachayakriya. Medoroga, is one of the Metabolic disease, in which contributing factors are Agni, Ama along with Kaphapradhana Tridosha, Medodhathu. Due to various types of etiological factors, the Agni in the body gets vitiated and Jatharagnimandya occurs. By this Jatharagnimandya, Dhathuparinama will not occur properly. This will lead to Medoroga and further many other Upadravas. To correct these conditions, Ayurveda has many modes of therapies like Samshodhana, Samshamana. By these we can correct the metabolism from the root cause. Here 40 Subjects diagnosed with Medoroga w.s.r. to Hyperlipidemia fulfilling the Inclusion criteria were selected for study and randomly categorized into two groups as Group A and Group B each consisting of 20 subjects. For both groups Amapachana with Chitrakadi Vati, Sadhyosnehapana with Murchita Sarshapa Taila, Sarvanga Abhyanga with Murchita Tila Taila followed by Swedana. And Virechana was administered with Virechana Gulika. Than each group received two different Shamanoushadhi. So, the objective of the study is to establish the efficacy of Virechana along with Dashanga Guggulu and Virechana along with Shadushana Guggulu in the management of Medoroga.


Author(s):  
Ashvini Dineshrao Pardhekar ◽  
Sadhana Misar(Wajpeyi) ◽  
Vinod Ade

Background: Sthoulya is Medovaha Strotodushtijanya vyadhi, which includes abnormal and excessive accumulation of Medodhatu in the body. This is caused by lack of physical and mental activity, daytime sleep, excessive intake of madhur (sweet), snigdha ahar (oily diet) results in  increase Kaphadosha and meda which results in Sthoulya (overweight) having symptoms of mild dysponea, thirst, drowsiness, excess sleep, appetite, offensive smell from the body, incapability to work and incapability to participate in sexual intercourse. Aim: Comparative clinical efficacy of Tryushanadi Guggul and Navaka Guggul in Sthoulya (overweight). Materials and methods: Total 60 patients of Sthoulya will enrolled and will divided into two groups (each group contains 30). Patients in group A (experimental group) will be given 1 gram Tryushanadi Guggul two times a day after meal with honey and in group B (control group)1 gram Navaka Guggul will administered two times a day after meal with honey for 30 days. Dietary changes and walking (30 minutes) will be advised to patients of both groups. Follow up will be taken on 15th day and 30th day. Assessment of subjective parameters like kshudrashwasa (exertional dyspnoea), swedadhikya (perspiration), atikshudha (increased appetite), nidradhikya (increased sleep) and objective parameters like body weight, B.M.I., mid arm circumference, waist-hip ratio and lipid profile will be done before and after treatment. Results: Subjective and objectives outcomes will be assessed by statistical analysis. Conclusion: It will be drawn from the result obtained.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4701-4709
Author(s):  
Stuti Sharma ◽  
Meenakshi Pandey

Introduction: The word Asrigdara explains about prolonged, cyclic or acyclic excessive menstrual bleed-ing in Ayurveda. 9-14% of women in their reproductive age lose 80 ml of blood in each cycle. It is the most common cause of Anemia. Traditionally, Heavy Uterine Bleeding is managed with medical therapy and surgical intervention with associated side effects. But due to limitation of medical therapy as well as surgical interventions, it becomes the necessity of time to find out a permanent, easy, effective and less side effect producing care which can be easily administered and accepted by the patient. Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Kutajashtaka Avaleha orally and combination of Kutajashtaka Avaleha and Yashtimadhu Ghrita matra basti in combating the signs and symptoms of Asrigdara. Materials and Methods: 56 patients were selected from the Stri Roga and Prasuti Tantra OPD, All India Institute of Ayur-veda, New Delhi and randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A was administered with Kutajashtaka Ava-leha orally regularly for the period of 3 months with the doses of 5gm BD after meal with water, while in Group B, Combination of Yashtimadhu Ghrita Matra Basti (60 ml for 7 days in 3 consecutive cycles after meal through rectal route after 7th day of menses) for 3 months and Kutajashtaka Avaleha was given and the follow up period of 1 month without medication was same for both the groups. Results: Kutajashtaka Avaleha orally alone and Combination of Yashtimadhu Ghrita Matra Basti & Kutajashtaka Avaleha oral both gave statistically highly Significant results (P<0.001) but with better results when the treatment was combined and Markedly Improved (51-75% relief) the signs and symptoms. Conclusion: Combination of Yashtimadhu Ghrita Matra Basti & Kutajashtaka Avaleha oral gave more statistically significant results than Kutajashtaka Avaleha orally alone. No adverse effects were reported during the entire trial period.


Author(s):  
V. Krasteva ◽  
M. Yankova

Abstract. The present paper investigates the body length and weight, and the size-weight variations of one-month-old European catfish reared at 4 variants of stocking density: Variant 1 – 5 spec/l; Variant 2 – 10 spec/l; Variant 3 – 15 spec/l and Variant 4 – 28 spec/l. The experiment is carried out at the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Plovdiv for a period of 16 days, using a production system consisting of tubs with continuous water flow (0.7 l/min). At the end of the experiment, the fish from each variant are sorted in three size-weight groups: A – large, B – medium and C – small. The number of fish in each group is established. From the group of the medium- and small-sized fish, 150 speciments are measured, while from the group of the large specimens, which are the smallest in number, all specimens are measured for the biometric parameters body weight (BW, g) and total body length (TL, cm). The results from the study show small variations in the length and weight of the fish reared at the lowest stocking density (Variant 1). As the density increase, the size-weight differences between the specimens from Group A also increased, while of those from Group B they decrease. The number of the medium-sized fish decrease (p≤0.001) while the number of large specimens (p≤0.01) and small fish increase (p≤0.001).


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  

Background: The purpose of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the subacute or late toxicities in the kidney, lung, and liver after two total body irradiation regimens, 12 Gy in 6 fractions (group A) and 12 Gy in 4 fractions (group B). Methods: Forty-two patients who underwent total body irradiation (group A, n=32; group B, n=10) between June 1997 and June 2013 were included in the present study. The median follow up period was 60 months (range: 3–219 months) for the patients in group A and 143 months (range: 5–220 months) for the patients in group B. We evaluated the renal, pulmonary, and hepatic toxicities using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. Results: There were 4 cases of chronic kidney disease (group A, n=1; group B, n=3). Although the cumulative incidence of chronic kidney disease differed significantly between the two total body irradiation regimens (p=0.014), the pulmonary and hepatic toxicities did not differ to a statistically significant extent. Conclusion: The present study suggests that a higher dose per fraction caused a higher incidence of chronic kidney disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiafei Du ◽  
Zifei Yin ◽  
Pengfei Cheng ◽  
Pei Han ◽  
Hao Shen

Abstract Background We aimed to compare the effectiveness and complications of a novel piston technique versus the Ilizarov technique for the repair of bone defects after lower limb infection. Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed 41 patients who had been treated at our department for lower extremity bone defects following osteomyelitis. There were 38 men and three women with a mean age of 43.41 (range, 12–69 years). The infected bone defects involved 36 tibias and five femurs. The piston technique (PT, group A) was used in 12 patients and the Ilizarov technique (IT, group B) in 29 patients. The mean follow-up period was 28.50 months (PT) and 29.90 months (IT). The modified Application of Methods of Illizarov (ASAMI) criteria was used to evaluate bone healing and functional recovery. Results Complete eradication of the infection and union of docking sites were accomplished in both groups. The mean external fixator index (EFI) was 42.32 days/cm in group A versus 58.85 days/cm in group B (p < 0.001). The bone outcomes were similar between groups A and B (p = 0.558) (excellent [9 vs. 19], good [3 vs.10]); group A showed better functional outcomes than group B (p < 0.05) (excellent [7 vs. 6], good [4 vs. 12], fair [0 vs. 10] and poor [1 vs. 1]). Pain was the most common complaint during follow-up, and group A had fewer cases of pin tract infection (1 vs. 6), adjacent joint stiffness (3 vs. 8), and delayed healing of the joint (0 vs. 3). Conclusions Satisfactory bone healing can be achieved by using both PT and IT, although PT demonstrated better functional results, lower EFI, and allowed early removal of the external fixation. We found that this novel piston technique can improve the comfort of patients, reduce the incidence of complications, and provide rapid and convenient rehabilitation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 471-476
Author(s):  
Malik Muhammad Yasin Awan ◽  
Ijaz Ahmad ◽  
Amer Aziz

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of aceclofenac in the treatment ofosteoarthritis. Study design: Randomized double blind Phase IV trial. Place and Duration ofstudy: This study was conducted in the department of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery, GhurkiTrust Teaching Hospital, Lahore. The duration was eight weeks. Methodology: A total of 90subjects, fulfilling the inclusion criteria and willing to give free informed consent were enrolled inthis trial. All these subjects were randomized into two treatment groups (A & B). Subjects eitherreceived Aceclofenac 100 mg twice daily or Diclofenac 75 mg twice daily for 08 weeks. During thescreening visit, information on their demographic characteristics, medical history and previousand current medications were collected. A thorough physical examination and necessarylaboratory investigations were carried out before drug administration and after the completion oftreatment (end of week 8). Clinical examination was done at baseline visit, randomization and 2, 4and 8 weeks. Gastrointestinal (GI) safety was assessed using adverse drug reaction (ADR)reports. WOMAC questionnaire was used to see improvement in activities of daily living and painwas assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS). All data was collected in the case report form(CRF). Statistical evaluation was performed at the end of the trial and results were analyzed usingSPSS. Results: 70 subjects completed the study while 20 were lost in follow-up. There were 28males and 34 females in the study with mean age of 56 years. There was a significant decrease inWOMAC and VAS scores in both groups. In group A (Diclofenac group) VAS decreased from7.107 to 2.538 (p= 0.000) and WOMAC decreased from 32.75 to 7.38 (p=0.000). In group B(Aceclofenac group), VAS decreased from 7.912 to 6.0 (p=0.001) while WOMAC decreased from37.29 to 21.50 (p=0.000) showing the efficacy of both drugs. There was also significant decreasein the disease severity in both groups at the end of treatment. But the safety profile of (Diclofenac)group A was not significant (p=0.767) as compared to (Aceclofenac) group B (p=0.022).Conclusions: Aceclofenac is efficacious and safe drug for the treatment of osteoarthritis in adultsas compared to Diclofenac.


Author(s):  
Jaume Trapé ◽  
Maria Sala ◽  
Fina Franquesa ◽  
Josep M. Ordeig ◽  
Josep M. Soler-Bel ◽  
...  

AbstractDiagnosing patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of cancer is difficult. Serum tumor markers (TM) may be useful, but it is known that a range of pathologies other than cancer can increase their concentrations and so TM data must be interpreted with caution. The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic accuracy of TMs in patients with signs or symptoms of cancer.We prospectively studied 234 patients seen at rapid diagnostic units who presented signs or symptoms suggestive of cancer. Ninety patients had wasting syndrome, 74 had pulmonary symptoms and 70 other presentations. CYFRA21-1, CEA, CA19-9, total bilirubin and creatinine were determined. The final diagnosis was obtained after 6 months’ follow-up. Patients were classified according to the absence (group A) or presence (group B) of abnormal bilirubin or creatinine.Of the 234 patients studied, 103 (44.0%) had tumors diagnosed. Cut-off points for each TM were calculated for a specificity of 100%. For the total group, the values were CYFRA21-1, 15 μg/L, CEA, 43.8 μg/L and CA19-9, 7428 KU/L, with an overall sensitivity of 46.6%. For group A (n=142), the following cut-off points were established: CYFRA21-1, 7.8 μg/L, CEA, 13.8 μg/L and CA19-9, 101 KU/L, obtaining a sensitivity of 68.6%. For group B (n=92), the values were the same as for the whole group, and a sensitivity of 42.4% was achieved.We conclude that TMs can aid diagnosis in these patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of cancer. Their sensitivity can be improved by using different cut-off points in the presence and absence of renal and hepatic dysfunction.


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