AN ETIOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF „KAMALA‟ W.S.R. TO „JAUNDICE‟ AND ITS UPSHAYATMAKA PARIKSHANA BY „LAUHACHURNADI YOGA‟
*Dr. Rashmi Shukla, Prof. Dr. Avadhesh Kumar, Dr. Jai Shankar Prasad and Dr. Asish Kumar Garai
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda considers Jaundice (Kamala) as a disorder of Raktavahastrotas.Yakrit and pleeha are moolasthana of raktavahastrotas. Vitiated Pitta is the main causative factor in the pathogenesis of kamala. Kamala can be correlated with „JAUNDICE? in modern medical sciences. Jaundice is yellowishdiscoloration of the skin,body fluids, mucus membranesclera etc.due to hyperbilirubinemia.Increase serum bilirubin level occur when an imbalance exists between bilirubin production and clearance. Today's lifestyle with un- hygienic and poor dietary habits and alcoholic habits, etc are responsible factors to promote hepatic damage which is clinically reflected as Kamala. the classical signs and symptoms of Kamala i.e. Netra Peetata, Peet Vidmutrata, Aruchi Sadan etc, And also Upshayatmaaka Parikshana of Lauhachurnadi yoga in the remission of kamala were included for the study. After seeing the Observation and result it came to know that Lauhachurnadi Yoga significantly reduces sign and symptoms of Kamala and specific biochemical markers like SGPT, SGOT, and Serum Bilirubin. From the statistical analysis, the P value was found < 0.001, Thus Lauhachurnadi Yoga is highly significant in Kamala and regulating bilirubin metabolism.
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