Abstract

LITERARY REVIEW ON PARIKARTIKA

Dr. Gayatri*, Dr. Manoj Pratap Singh and Dr. Rajeev Kumar

Abstract

Parikartika is a very common and painful anorectal disease. It is commonly encountered in daily life practice. It is not mentioned as a independent disease in Ayurvedic texts. The first reference of the disease Parikartika is presented by Sushruta Samhita. It is explained as the vyapad, updrava, purvaroopa etc. of various diseases. In modern science the terminology used for Parikartika is Fissure-in-ano. It has symptoms like pain, burning, sensation, bleeding per rectum, constipation etc. According to modern texts the secondary factors responsible for disease are Crohn‟s disease, tuberculosis etc.

Keywords: Parikartika, Fissure-in-ano.