A Clinical Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Jalaukavcharana in the Management of Kaphaja Netra Abhishyanda w.s.r. Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Context: Eyes are gateways of external world, visual defects tantamount to the obliteration of the world. Among 76 eye diseases Abhishyanda is a Sarvagata Netraroga. Acharyas quoted that Abhishyanda is a root cause of almost all the eye disorders. On reviewing the clinical presentation from the classical Ayurvedic text, Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis resembles Kaphaja Abhishyanda.VKC is recurrent, bilatral, interstitial, self limiting allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva having periodic seasonal incidence. According to modern science treatments of Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis mainly aims at NSAIDs, Corticosteroids, Mast cell stabilisers etc which usually provides Symptomatic Relief. Hence a study was designed to find a better solution of the problem. Aims & Objectives- 1.To establish relation between Kaphaja Abhishyanda and Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis. 2. To evaluate the efficacy of Jalaukavacharan in patients of Kaphaja Abhishyanda. Materials & Methods -Fifteen clinically diagnosed patients of Kaphaja Netra Abhishyanda /Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis were randomly selected from OPD/IPD of Rishikul Campus, Haridwar. Jalaukavacharana was done in three sittings for each eye with a gap of three days. Results- 53.3 % Patients were Marked Improved 26.3% Patients were Moderately Improved and 20% Patients were Mild Improved.
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Gunjan Sharma, Aditi . , Priyanka Rani
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