Abstract

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFICACY OF IN-VITRO CARMINATIVE ACTIVITY OF SIDDHA MEDICINE OMA THEENEER ALONG WITH MARKETED GRIPE WATER

Elakkiyaa V.*, Arulmozhi T., Visweswaran S., Sivakkumar S., Mariappan A. and Banumathi V.

Abstract

Changes in our lifestyle habits such as food intake, lack of physical activities leads to unhealthy threat full complications in humans. Nowadays the herbs are the only hope for the wellness of health. In Siddha system of medicine, Oma theeneer is mentioned in Siddha classical literature which is being used for abdominal discomforts like belching, indigestion, abdominal distension and diarrhoea. Many marketed Gripe water also used by the Public especially to the infants for the same effect. The present study was aimed to compare the carminative effect of Oma theeneer with gripe water. Oma theeneer was prepared as per the standard operating procedure and gripe water was purchased from market and both the samples were subjected for the evaluation of carminative property by using carbon dioxide evolution method. The results of this study suggest that Oma theeneer (OT) has marked carminative effect as that of marketed Gripe water(GW). This research work will help to contribute the better use of Siddha formulation Oma theeneer for gastric ailments among infants.

Keywords: Carminative, Siddha medicine, Oma theeneer, Gripe water.