A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Bilva Taila Anuvasan Basti in Vataja Pravahika

Abstract

In the 21st century due to sedentary lifestyle, irregular food habits like in taking of unwholesome food Virudhha quantity, quality and timings, one is always under tremendous mental stress this leads to gastric upset (Agniman- dya) which is said to be the root cause of various diseases like Grahani, Atisara and Pravahika. Pravahika is a disease characterized by straining in the process of passage of stool which is mainly by vitiated Vayu hence Vata- ja Pravahika is selected for our study and has a correlation with signs and symptoms of Amoebiasis which is a type of Dysentery. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Bilva Taila Anuvasan Basti and also to compare the efficacy of Bilva Taila Anuvasan Basti and Laghu Gangadhar Choorna in the management of Vataja Pravahika. Materi- als and Methods: It was an open randomized trial study, and the current study was planned for 60 patients of Vataja Pravahika. Thirty patients (Group A) were treated with Anuvasan Basti along with Laghu Gangadhar Choorna and in other Thirty (Group B) were treated with Laghu Gangadhar Choorna only. Results and Conclu- sion: Individually both groups have given relief in cardinal signs and symptoms of Vataja Pravahika. Whilecomparing, it was statistically proved that Bilva Taila Anuvasan Basti (Group A) is more effective than Laghu Gangadhar Choorna (Group B) which shows the role /importance of Anuvasan Basti in the management of Vata- ja Pravahika. Keywords: Vataja Pravahika, Amoebiasis, Bilva Taila Anuvasan Basti, Laghu Gangadhar Choorna