EFFECT OF PATHAYDI CHOORNA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URDHWAG AMLAPITTA: A CASE STUDY

*Vd. Patil Shubham P. and Vd. Kulkarni S. B.

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is one among the oldest health science. Nowadays due to unhealthy life style, diet pattern mental stress and strain healthy status of human being is in declining. There is tremendous increase in disorders related to Mahastrotas. Amlapitta is Pitta predominance disease which is related to Annavaha Strotas occurs due to Mandagni and Ama. When Amla Guna of Pitta is increased is called Amlapitta. In modern science the disease is caused by irregular food habits, addiction of alcohol and tobacco, micro-organisms like H Pylori and certain idiopathic factors which leads to dyspepsia. Causative factors observed as per current lifestyle are – stressful lifestyle, fermented food, spicy food, working late night. So, Hurry‟, „Worry‟, and „Curry‟ are the three main reasons for the disease. In present time large number of populations is suffering from Amlapitta and it is very critical to treat. The basic principle of treatments is mainly Nidana Parivarjana, Shodhana and Shamana Chikitsa. Vamana and Virechana are mentioned for Urdhva Gati and Adho Gati of Doshas. Various preparations are mentioned in different Ayurvedic classical texts and they are being practiced in india since ancient time. Here a single case study was done with before treatment and after treatment assessment with drug Pathyadi Choorna advised twice daily. Observations and results obtained during this case were encouraging and assessed on different parameters which are presented in full paper.

Keywords: Urdhwag Amlapitta, Pathyadi Choorna, Viruddha Ahara, Gastritis.