CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PUNARNAVADI KWATHA IN MANAGEMENT OF GRAHANI

Abstract

Digestion and related disease are leading problem in society. Complaints related to digestive system are increasing day by day in all stages of life in all classes of society. So there is need to focus on Digestion and it’s diseases. According to Ayurveda , Agni plays important role in keeping equilibrium in physical and mental health. Grahani is place of Agni. Today’s stress-ful life style has major effect on Agni and digestive system. Thus any change in Agni causes Grahani Roga. As there is less focus on Grahani roga for research, a study is conducted on 60 patients of Grahani Roga. 60 patients were divided into two group: Experimental group and Control group. Experimental group is treated with Punarnavadi Kwath and Control group treated with Takrarishta over period of one month.On the basis of statiscal tests of significance, Punarnavadi Kwatha has marked improvement (50-75%) than Takrarishta in reducing symptoms of Grahani roga.