Abstract

AN OPEN CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF VAITARANA BASTI IN GRIDHRASI

Dr. Anupama S.* and Dr. Shaiju Krishnan P.

Abstract

Vatavyadhi is one of the most prevailing health problems in the clinical practice and Gridhrasi is one among them. Kandara or else termed as gridhrasi snayu is affected in gridhrasi causing ruja (pain) as the dominant feature. Snigdha sweda, virechana karma, niruha basti, anuvasana basti, agnikarma, siravyadha, shamana medications and rasayana form the complete treatment of gridhrasi in both the varieties with little difference. Vaitarana basti is a tikshna niruha basti and has special indication in gridhrasi shoola. The drugs used in this basti are minimal in number, cheap and effective. Selected patients were administered with 3 sittings of Vaitarana Basti during morning in empty stomach for 3 days in a dose of 335 ml. Results showed that Vaitarana basti is effective in the remission of the symptoms of Gridhrasi as evidenced by statistically significant reduction in the symptom score of various subjective and objective parameters.

Keywords: Gridhrasi, Niruha Vasti, Vaitarana Basti, Sciatica.