Abstract

Dr. Nancy Panjeta*, Dr. Rajnikant Rohilla and Dr. Charu Sharma

ABSTRACT

Alcohol is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease worldwide, with consumption continuing to increase in many countries.[1] Patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) may also have risk factors for other liver diseases (e.g. coexisting NAFLD or chronic viral hepatitis infection), and these may interact to increase disease severity.[1] Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is defined by histological lesions in the liver that can range from simple hepatic steatosis to more advanced stages such as alcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure.[2] ALD is still a leading cause of liver related morbidity and mortality rising constantly worldwide. There is no universally accepted theraphy to prevent or reverse ALD.[2] Ayurveda being the oldest healing science has a better role includes rejuvenation, regeneration, detoxification, and lifestyle modification which helps to stop the progression of Alcoholic liver diseases and prevent them. It includes like use of hepatoprotectives, hepatic stimulant, virechana, Rasayana drugs, Tikta and Madhura Rasayukta drugs, Mootrala drugs and protein supplementation has better outcome. Ayurveda vividly described liver diseases in the context of ‘Yakrit roga? in classical texts. There is no description of Yakrit vikara as a separate chapter in Ayurvedic classics, only Bhavprakash mentioned it as a separate chapter.[3]