Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF MDR TUBERCULOSIS; A CASE STUDY

Dr. A. P. Rana* and Dr. Nilesh Salve

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious condition usually caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis generally affects lungs, but can also affect other parts of body. The classic symptoms of active TB are cough with blood staining sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss. According to Ayurveda it is closely related with Rajayakshma. Due to extreme vitiation of saptadhatu ojakshaya occur. While treating such cases, the vitiated saptadhu daurbalya should be corrected. Modern science recommend such patients primarily anti tuberculosis medicines for firm duration. If fails to respond to the first line of therapy second line therapy is advisable. Modern anti cox therapy has failure rate. As medicines are not palatable and they are with lots of side effects. Patient discontinue the treatment and thus recurrence of tuberculine infection happen with previous drug resistance. While in Ayurveda such cases treated as rajayakshma. Vitiated saptadhatu poshak aushadhi and panchakarma adviced. And by systemic tridosh shaman the disease gets treated. This case study is all about the treatment of rajayakshma given to a multiple drug resistant tuberculosis patient and its positive relief.

Keywords: Saptadhatu ojakshaya, saptadhatu poshak aushadhi and panchakarma.