Abstract

A CASE STUDY OF AGNIKARMA PROCEDURE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MUCOCELE (JALARBUDA)

Shubhangi Dattatray Bharankar* and V. G. Dhakate

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Abstract

Mucocele is a retention cyst of minor salivary glands of the lip. The lesion appears as a soft and cystic mass. In modern science it is treated with surgical excision. According to Ayurveda it can be corelated with jalarbuda. Acharya have explained the osthagat rog in which jalarbud is included and also describe several measures to treat them, From which agnikarma (Thermal cauterization) is one of the measure described in treatment of jalarbuda in our ayurvedic treaties. This study was done to evalauate the efficacy of agnikarma using tamra shalaka in the management of mucocele (Jalarbuda).

Keywords: Agnikarma, Mucocele, Jalarbuda.