Abstract

A CASE STUDY ON AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF GALL STONES (CHOLELITHIASIS)

*Dr. Rajimunnisa Begam Shaik M. D. (Ayu), Dr. D. R. Sunil Kumar and Dr. P. Srikanth Babu Breitling Replica

Abstract

The disease Gall Stone has not been described directly in Ayurvedic classics. The word Ashmari in Ayurveda stands for stone which is described only in the context of Bastigat Ashmari (urinary calculi).[1] Gall bladder stores Pitta, hence the organ gall bladder is considered as Pittashaya in Ayurveda and the stone formed in it can be considered as Pittashmari.[2] After analyzing the Ayurvedic texts it was found that the bile secreted from gall bladder can be correlated with Accha Pitta mentioned in Ayurveda due to the similarity in location and function. Symptoms include severe pain in right upper quadrant and radiating pain in sub scapular area. It is more common in female and its incidence is more now days. As a matter of fact, surgery (cholecystectomy or gall bladder removal) is the most common form of treatment for gallstones (cholelithiasis) in modern healing system. Good non-surgical measures(ursodiol or chenodiol in the form of oral bile acid pills, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), contact dissolution therapy [injecting a solvent known as methyl tertiarybutyl ether (MTBE) into the gallbladder to dissolve the gallstones, Percutaneous Cholecystostomy) are also available But their roles are either limited or these are not free from adverse effects. In the present case Ayurvedic formulations were used in the treatment of gall stones Omega Replica Repliche Orologi .

Keywords: Gallstones (cholelithiasis), Cholecystostomy, Ayurvedic management, A case study.