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EFFICACY OF DADIMASHTAK CHURNA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRAHANI WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME- A CASE STUDY

Vd. Ashwini Dravyekar and *Vd. Sunil Bhaskare (M.D.Ph.D)

Abstract

Background: Grahani is a disease which occurs due to impairement of agni. It is included in ashtamahagad.The main site of agni is grahani. According to modern it is related to irritable bowel syndrome.It is a disorder of gastrointestinal tract in which no structural infective or biochemical cause which is characterised by abdominal pain increased by taking food food and relieved by defaecation and painless diarrhoea occurs at morning never at night. Aim: To study the efficacy of dadimashtak churna in grahani. Methodology: This study deals with a 40 year old female patient having complaints of abdominal pain which is aggrevated by taking food and relieved by defaecation and painless diarrhoea since 1 year. Patient was diagnosed grahani according to Ayurveda and IBS according to modern. Treatment was given such as dadimashtak churna. Result: Patient got symptomatic relief in grahani at the end of treatment. Conclusion: Dadimashtak churna is found to be effective in the management of grahani.

Keywords: Grahani, agni, ashtamahagad,dadimashtak churna irritable bowel syndrome.