AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF KAPHAJ SHOTH/ HYPOTHYROIDISM - A CASE STUDY

Dr. Priyanka Adhav*, Dr. M. S. Nawkar and Dr. Shailesh Nawkar

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Hypothyroidism refers to any state that results a deficiency of thyroid hormone, including hypothalamic or pituitary disease and generalised tissue resistance to thyroid hormone and disorder that affects thyroid gland directly. Any defects in stages of synthesis a transport of thyroid hormones will eventually results in hypothyroidism. In ayurveda there is no direct explaination of hypothyroidism. So its become comprehend to compare with modern term. But acharya charaka has explained trishothiya adhyay in sutrasthana in view of shotha lakshana. The presented case In article can be diagnosed as Kaphaj shoth in the perspective of ayurved and it’s modern diagnosis is hypothyroidism and the case is successfully treated with ayurvedic shaman chikitsa. Materials and methods: A case study observed in Ayurved Samhita OPD. Observation and Results: Tha said patient had improved with her symptoms by ayurved shaman chikitsa. Discussion and Conclusion: As acharya charaka rightly said that it is more important to understand pathogenesis rather than naming the disease, so on that parallence the case was diagnosed as strotojanya Kaphaj vataj vikar i.e Kaphaj shoth in modern view of hypothyroidism.

Keywords: Hypothyroidism, Kaphaj shoth, medodhatwagni mandya, shaman chikitsa.