Abstract

THE EFFECT OF VAMANA KARMA (THERAPEUTIC EMESIS) WITH DHAMARGAVA BEEJA YOGA (LUFFA CYLINDRICA) FOLLOWED BY LEKHANEEYA GHANA VATI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA (MEDOROGA)

*Dr. Sangeeta Sharma and Dr. Santoshkumar Bhatted

Abstract

Background: The world Health Organisation estimates that dyslipidemia is associated with more than half of global cases of IHD and more than 4 million deaths per year. In ayurveda Dyslipidemia can be compared to Medoroga which is a Santarpanotha Vyadhi. Vamana Karma (Therapeutic emesis) is the best line of management for Medoroga. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Vamana Karma with Dhamargava Beeja Yoga (Luffa cylindrica) in the management of Medoroga w.s.r to Dyslipidemia. Methods: Dhamargava Beeja Yoga and Lekhaneeya Ghana Vati was procured from pharmacy of National Institute Of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur. Settings and Design: 15 patients having clinical features of Dyslipidemia and who are fit for Vamana Karma were selected from OPD and IPD of NIA and after the procedure Lekhaneeya Ghana Vati was given in Follow up for 45 days. Statistics: Student t test (two tailed, dependent) has been used to find the significance of objective parameters and Wilcoxon test was used for the assessment of subjective parameters. Mean value, % of relief, standard deviation ,standard error and P value was calculated. Results: The results after complete treatment were statistically extremely significant in most of the objective and subjective parameters.

Keywords: Dyslipidemia, Medoroga, Santarpanotha Vyadhi, Vamana Karma, Dhamargava Churna, Lekhaneeya Ghana Vati.