Abstract

AN INSIDE REVIEW OF PATHADI KWATH CHURNA- A POTENT POLYHERBAL FORMULATION FOR DIARRHEA

Dr. H. S. Bali and *Dr. Dinesh Gupta

Abstract

Atisara (diarrhea) is quite a common problem of the present era, due to irregular and unhealthy habits relating to ahara and vihara, which leads to sarira and manavaigunyata (physical as well as psychological involvement). The incidence of Atisara (diarrhea) is increasing day by day due to the influence of western food habits, inappropriate diet regimen and mental stress. In developing countries, diarrhea becomes a major health problem leading to morbidity and mortality. Researchers are doing experiments to establish the relation between the claimed action and observed pharmacological activities. After screening a lot of treatment modalities mentioned in the text for the diarrhea the Pathadi kwatha churna is taken for review to establish its antidiarrheal properties as a polyherbal combination because of the easy availability, low cost, less ingredients and negligible side effects.

Keywords: Patha, atisar, antidiarrheal, polyherbal, kwatha, Churna.