Abstract

CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PITTAVRUTA PRANA AND ACUTE GASTRITIS

Dr. Pooja Negi*

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Abstract

Acute Gastritis is the most common complaint of patients either in OPD or IPD. There are different causes for it ranging from diet, habits, psychological, infection, drugs, addiction, etc. It disturbs person psychosomatically. Hurry, worry, and spicy curry are the most important causes of acute gastritis. It produces symptoms viz; pain in abdomen, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, hiccups and loss of appetite. There is hypersecretion of gastric juices. It decreases pH of gastric mucosa resulting in gastritis. If left untreated it it can lead to several complications like peptic ulcers. Acute gastritis is often confused with conditions like Amlapitta and Vidagdhajreena. But its causes and symptoms resembles more with that of Pittaavruta prana. Although, it is very difficult to compare this disease with any particular disease mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, yet an attempt has been made, here, to describe this pathological condition on the basis of dosha, hetu, lakshanas etc by keeping symptomatology of disease in mind.

Keywords: Gastritis, Pranavaruta, Avarana, vata dosha.