Abstract

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MUSTAKARANJADI KWATHA AND MUSTAKARANJADI ARISHTA W.S.R TO THEIR ANTI BACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN DIARRHEA

Dr. Dhanya Vasudevan*, Dr. Radhika Ranjan Geethesh P., Dr. Ravindra Angadi and Dr. Ashok Kumar B. N.

Abstract

Diarrhoea is a disease characterized by the frequency of loose and watery stools and this mimic, one of the symptoms mentioned under the heading of Atisara in Ayurvedic classics. Mustakaranjadi kwatha is one of the famous formulations mentioned in Sahasrayoga which is indicated for atisara. A new dosage form is also formulated from the same yoga, i.e Mustakaranajdi arishta and both the formulations are analysed for its anti bacterial effect. In the Anti bacterial study, zone of inhibition of both the samples were tested against three bacteria namely Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella flexneri, Escherichia coli. The results were then compared and analysed. The zone of inhibition was not found against three organisms in Mustakaranjadi kwatha while Mustakaranajadi arishta found anti bacterial effect on E.coli.

Keywords: Diarrhoea, Mustakaranjadi kwatha, atisara.