A REVIEW ON CHARKOKTA ARSHOGHNA MAHAKASHAY AND ITS EFFICACY IN AADRA AND SHUSHKA ARSHA
Dr. Sangeeta Verma* and Dr. Vipan Kumar Saraswat
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is one of the oldest system of medicine. It emphasis to attain the total body health rather than to manage disease. Ayurveda describe verities of drugs for the management of diseases. Arsha (Hemorrhoids) is an ano-rectal disorder. These are enlarged and bulging veins in and around the rectum and anus. According to Ayurveda anus is called Gud and it contain three wali (fold of muscle) which are called Pravahini, Visarjani and savarini respectively. Hemorrhoids are located in these three fold. Ayurvedic texts describe lots of drugs for the management of hemorrhoids. Charak samhita is oldest and most important classical Ayurvedic text. Its author Acharya Charak describes for Varity of drugs for its management and he also explain Arshoghna Mahakashay. (Mahakashay means group of ten drug targeted for specially describe disease). Acharya Charak classify Arsha as a Aadra (bleeding pile mass) and Shuska (Non bleeding pile mass). Drugs of Arshoghna Mahakashay targeted as it and show anti-hemorrhoidal action. In this review article drugs are discussed on their properties and evaluate their Arshoghna (anti-hemorrhoidal) action.
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