Abstract

REVIEW OF SIDDHA SASTRIC FORMULATION KARASOODA SATHU PARPAM METHOD I, A HERBOMINERAL DRUG IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KALLADAIPPU (RENAL CALCULI).

P. Sharmila*, H. Vetha Merlin Kumari, S. Mohan and Meenakumari R.

Abstract

Siddha system of medicine is the most primitive medical system. This system was formulated and established about more than 5000 years back by the eminent powers called Siddhars and hence the name Siddha Medicine. Siddhars have classified 4448 diseases, based on the three humoral pathologies. Among them kalladaippu is placed under Neerinai Arukkal noi (Oligurial diseases). It is caused due to derangement of pitha humour. Urolithiasis affects about 12% of the world population at some stage in their life time. It affects all ages, sexes, and races, but occurs more frequently in men than in women within the age of 20–49 years. However, lifetime recurrence rate is higher in males, although the incidence of nephrolithiasis is growing among females. Many formulations are indicated for kalladaippu noi (Renal calculi) in siddha literature, karasooda sathu parpam one among them a herbomineral formulation indicated for kalladaippu in siddha sastric text. Hence this article gives an insight on the efficacy of the drug karasooda sathu parpam renal calculi based on review of various literatures and scientific studies.

Keywords: Herbomineral drug, Siddha, Renal calculi, Karasooda sathu parpam, Kalladaippu.