A CLINICAL STUDY ON EFFICACY OF NIDIGDHIKADI KVATHA ON TAMAKA SHVASA (BRONCHIAL ASTHMA)
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
In our day to day practice we find that majority of the patients suffer from respiratory diseases, of which Pulmonary Koch’s is the first and foremost. It is being completely curable doesn’t affect the quality of life so much as the Bronchial asthma. Ayurvedic medicines provide a wide range of formulations & treatment modalities for the management of this chronic disease. Hence a controlled study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nidigdhikadi Kvatha, an Ayurvedic formulation in bronchial asthma vis-a-vis Tamaka shvasa. In this study 40 patients of Tamaka shvasa in Avegavastha (remission stage) were registered, out of which 20 patients were included in trial group and treated with Nidigdhikadi kvatha & another 20 patients were included in control group and treated with Tablet of Deriphylline-retard by simple random sampling method. In both the groups the effect of drugs on symptoms of Tamaka shvasa was significant; however it was observed that, trial drug formulation proved to be effective in relieving symptoms like Kasa (coughing) and Kashtena shleshma moksha (difficult expectoration) than control drug. The effect of drugs on respiratory rate was more in trial group than control group. There was a decrease in the eosinophil and neutrophil count which was significant (p < 0.001).
Authors and Affiliations
Savita Chavan , Govind Reddy , Jayant Hartalkar , Prerna Jawale
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