Abstract

A HERBAL APPROACH TO MANAGE DIARRHOEA

Dr. Brahm Dutt Sharma*, Dr. Durgesh Nandini Sharma, Dr. Puneet Kumar Garg, Dr. Nitesh Vyas and Neelam Motwani

Abstract

Diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing countries. Despite there is improvement in public health, the incidence of intestinal infection is continues to be an important clinical problem. Fluid electrolyte replacement, mainly oral rehydration therapy is the main stay for the management of diarrhea and antimicrobial agents for infective diarrhea are used worldwide. According to Ayurveda diarrhea occurs when the digestive fire is weakened, absorption and assimilation get slow and the movement of food through the digestive system is accelerated causing liquidly stools. We present here management of diarrhea with the help of Ayurvedic medicine.

Keywords: Diarrhea, Atisara, Agni, Anti-microbial herbal drugs.