Abstract

*Dr. Suraj I. Shirsath and Dr. Shradha R. Kokare

ABSTRACT

Liver is a vital and important organ in human being, its plays very crucial role in metabolism it’s having both secretory and excretory functions. While there are many causes of liver diseases present clinically in a few distinct pattern usually classified as hepatocellular, cholestatic (obstructive) or mixed type. Liver diseases may be acute or chronic, progressive and reversible or progressive and Irreversible. There is no specific hepatoprotective regenerative drugs available in modern medicine till date, vice versa there are lot of Ayurvedic medicines which can be plays vital role in liver protection or repair. In Ayurveda there are two types of liver diseases (Kamla Vyadhi) Bhaupitta kamla & Ruddhapath kamla which is a same classification at modern medicines i. e. Hepatocellular & Cholestatic respectively. A 45 year old male patient was comes for ayurvedic management in M. E. S Ayurved college Hospital – Parshuram Rugnalaya in Kayachikitsa O.P.D. for his chronic cholestatic Liver Disease. i.e Ruddhapath Kamla & also he was suffering from knee joint effusion i. e Kroshtuk shirsha. He was treated with Ayurvedic treatment plan for one month. He got significant relief from his complaint like knee joint pain swelling effusion all over body itching generalized weakness anorexia also there is a positive changes in his stool colour that is from clay colour to normal colour stool. But as Kokan is remote area of Maharashtra, I could not find a long follow up of this patient after 1 month, otherwise it would have been a very good study. But with this case study we can conclude that chronic Cholestatic liver disease can be well manager with Ayurvedic medicine and ayurvedic concepts.