Abstract

A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF DASAMOOLADI KWATH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VATASTHILA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO(BPH)

*Dr. Abdul Khaleque, Dr. Shyamanta Kalita and Dr. Binod Kalita

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is an extremely common ailments in men by the age of 40 and this affect the quality of life. BPH is characterized by proliferation of both stromal and epithelial element with resultant enlargement of the gland and is clinically manifested as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In Ayurveda vatasthila resembles obstructive uropathy due to enlarged prostate on the basis of symptomatology. In vatasthila there is a growth in between rectum and urethra which leads to obstruction to urine flow. Surgical removal of prostate gland in BPH leads to various complication. So the present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of dasamooladi kwath in the management of vatasthila or BPH. It is a single arm interventional clinical trial which was conducted at, Department of Kayachikitsa, Govt. Ayurvedic college and Hospital, jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam involving 20 patient. The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of dasamooladi kwath on cardinal symtoms of vatasthila with special reference to BPH Known as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) for 60 days. The patients showed marked improvement in the symptomatology indicating a need for further research emphasing the potential of dasamooladi kwath in BPH.

Keywords: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Vatasthila, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Dasamooladi Kwath, Clinical Study.