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A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF MARICHYADI CHURNA AND SYRUP DARVYADI IN TUNDIKERI ROGA (TONSILLITIS) IN CHILDREN

*Dr. Rashi Jaiswal and Prof. Rakesh Sharma

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Abstract

Introduction: Recurrent infections have adverse effects on normal growth and development of the children because of their vulnerable age group. One of them is tonsillitis which is a very common complaint in pediatric setups. There are about 7,455,494 cases of tonsillitis in India per year. If left untreated, it can lead to various complications like choking spells at night, acute otitis media, peritonsillar abscess, parapharyngeal abscess, tonsilloliths, rheumatic fever etc. The present study has been planned to evaluate and compare the efficacy of Marichyadi churna and Syrup Darvyadi in Tundikeri Roga (Tonsillitis) in children. Aims & objectives: To study and compare the efficacy and evaluate the safety of Marichyadi Churna and Syrup Darvyadi in Tundikeri Roga (Tonsillitis) in children. Materials & Methods: The study was conducted over a period of 4 weeks on 45 patients aged between 5-15 years who were suffering from Tonsillitis and a case proforma was filled with the data obtained by interrogation, physical examination and collection of details of each child. Results: Excellent results were obtained when both the formulations i.e, Marichyadi Churna and Syrup Darvyadi were given simultaneously, moderate relief occurred in patients treated with Syrup Darvyadi and patients given Marichyadi Churna for local application depicted only mild relief in signs and symptoms of the disease. Conclusion: The study concludes that the relief occurred was best when both the formulations given simultaneously as compared to the individual therapies.

Keywords: Tonsillitis, Tonsilloliths, Tundikeri, Marichyadi Churna, Syrup Darvyadi.