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A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF SARVAGRAHA DHOOPANA IN OT STERILIZATION

Dr. Sachin S. Tashkent* and Dr. Sukesh A. and Dr. Manjunatha Bhat

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Introduction - Surgical site infections (SSIs) account to about 38% of nosocomial infections in surgical patients. They remain one of the most common causes of serious surgical complications till date. Dhoopana is an integral part of Rakshavidhi, which ensures the protection against microbes.[7] Sarvagraha Dhoopana is a Rakshogna Yoga mentioned by Acharya Vagbhata in Ashtanga Sangraha Uttarasthana which includes drugs like Sarshapa, Nimba, Vaca, Girikarnika, Bhurjapatra and Ghrita. This study is intended to prove the efficacy of Sarvagraha Dhoopana in operation theater sterilization. Methodology – Pilot OT of size 50 cm in length, breadth, and height is constructed and fumigation of Sarvagraha dhoopana was carried out on common microbes of OT. BF and AF results were then compared with results of standard formaldehyde. Result - 3 g Sarvagraha Dhoopana + 3 g ghee was taken as the least effective dose of Dhoopana drug to fumigate 50 cu cm of space. Sarvagraha dhoopana showed statistically insignificant result with that of standard formaldehyde, which conveys that is has similar effect as that of formaldehyde on S aureus, E coli and P aeruginosa. Discussion – The effect of the drug might be due to the antimicrobial effect of different phytochemical constituents in the drugs of Sarvagraha Dhoopana. Sarvagraha dhoopana yoga consist of drugs having mainly Katu Thiktha and Kashaya properties. All the drugs exhibit Krimighna properties. Hence the anti-microbial activity of the Sarvagraha Dhoopana can be comprehended as the combined effect of specific phytoconstituents having anti-microbial property present in each drug.

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