Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO MUCOSAL RECTAL PROLAPSE I.E. GUD BHRANSHA - A CASE STUDY

Rajiv Soni*, Rajesh Gupta and Sachin Mittal

Abstract

Ayurveda always instructs about how to live a healthy life by the adaption of selective Lifestyle, food, conduct & avoidance of aetiological factors. Ayurveda gives the first priority to health conservation of healthy person rather than the management of the diseases. Main principle of ayurveda is prevention of etiological factor” i.e: Nidan parivarjanam (1st line of treatment). Thus ayurveda shows unique approach towards healthy life via lifestyle and diet. Ano- Rectal diseases are Lifestyle disorders. One of them is more common in elderly patient i.e. is rectal prolapse. Rectal prolapse is a protrusion of mucous membrane of the Rectum from outside the anal verge with membrane or without membrane. It Can be a partial or complete. This condition is common in children and elderly patients. There are two types of treatment of rectal prolapse are conservative and surgical. The type of treatment of rectal prolapse depends on severity of disease. A clinical study was conducted on patient of partial mucosal rectal prolapse/gudbhransh with a elderly patient disease to evaluate contraction effect of kasisadi (green vitriol) tail which traditionally practical in rural areas of Rajasthan India on the basis of survey. The aim and objective of this study was to evaluate the contraction effect of kasisadi tail over prolapsed rectal mucosa. Which was successfully treated by conservative ayurvedic management i.e. Kasisadi tail by anal route for correct prolapse locally. The case result confirms that Rectal prolapse can be managed effectively by Ayurvedic approach.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Kashish Tail, rectal prolapse, gudbransh.