Abstract

A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE COMBINED EFFICACY OF VIRECHANA KARMA FOLLOWED BY VACHADI KASHAYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RASARAKTAGATA SNEHAVRUDDHI WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA

Dr. Meenakshi Rewdkar Kole* and Dr. Tejal Mokal

Abstract

The relative impact of infectious diseases is decreasing while chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, etc., are increasingly dominating the disease pattern. Change in lifestyle resulted in disturbed metabolism of body or Agni which in turn invites diseases like Hypertriglyceridemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, Coronary Vascular disease etc. When patient having Agnimandya consumes Madhura, Guru, Snigdha, Picchil, Abhishyandi diet, the Rasa which is formed from it also becomes of same property. So the Sneha increases in Rasa and Rakta as well, as there is Sahacharya of both dhatus. So this further causes Dhamani Pratichaya, one of the Kaphaj Nanatmaj Vyadhi which is nothing but the complication of Hypertriglyceridemia. It creates symptoms like Shwas, Gaurav, Aalasya, Swedatipravrutti. If pathology continues to grow, it can create complications like Heart diseases, Hypertension, Obesity. A open, prospective, randomised study was done with sample size of 30. Patients having triglyceride levels between 150-400 mg/dl and having symptoms like Alasya, Gaurav, Nidradhikya, Shwasa were taken into study entitled as A clinical study to evaluate combined efficacy of Virechana karma followed by Vachadi kashaya in the management of Rasaraktagata snehavruddhi with special reference to Hypertriglyceridemia. Virechana karma was given to the patients along with poorva karma, pradhana karma and paschata karma procedures for appx 15-20 days. After that Vachadi kashaya was given for 2 months. Lipid profile of patient was done before and after treatment. Fasting Serum Triglyceride levels reduced by 101.47 ± 36.935, the p value is < 0.0001 which indicates statistically extremely significant. Value of t is 15.047.

Keywords: Hypertriglyceridemia, Rasaraktagata snehavruddhi, Virechana karma, Vachadi Kashaya.