TO STUDY THE AETIOPATHOGENESIS AND LABORATORY PROFILE OF KAMALA (KOSHTH-SHAKHASHRIT KAMALA) AND ITS MANAGEMENT WITH ELADI CHURNA AND PHALTRIKADI KWATH

Abstract

The most of the population in our country resides in overcrowded, unhygienic conditions with poor dietary habits like imbalanced diet and alcoholic habits etc. which are responsible factors to promote hepatic damage which clinically reflects as Kamala Roga. Kamala can be fatal if not treated properly. In modern system of medicine, there is no effective remedy for kamala (jaundice) so everybody is in search of safe and side effect free alternative medicine. So, this clinical study has been conducted with Eladi churna and Phaltrikadi kwath in the management of Kamala. Ethical clearance from IEC was obtained. Total 30 patients of Kamala fulfilling all the inclusion and exclusion criteria were registered from O.P.D./I.P.D. of Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Post Graduate Ayurvedic college & Hospital, Paprola, Himachal Pradesh. Total 30 patients were registered. Out of them 27 patients completed the trial. The study was carried out in double group with 15 patients in each group for28 days. The effect of treatment was assessed in relation to improvement in overall clinical signs and symptoms and biochemical investigations on the basis of grading and scoring system. The statistical analysis of these scores was done before and after the treatment and improvement was assessed on percentage basis. Both drugs were very effective in reducing most of clinical symptoms as well as biochemical investigations of Kamala.