Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM W.S.R. TO PAINFUL TOOTH

Dr. Surendra Kumar Verma*, Dr. Ayush Kumar Garg, Dr. Mangal Singh, Dr. Nikita Panwar, Dr. Manisha Meena and Dr. Chandan Singh

Abstract

Pain is a symptom of mental and physical hurt or disease. In ayurveda, it is known as shoola roga. Pain can be of any region, but it is caused due to the aggrevation of the vata dosha. From the ayurvedic perspective, this herb has the great medicinal importance for the treatment of various elements. It manages the cough, pitta, blood disorder, thirst, vomiting, pain, hiccups and abdominal distension. Clove for a tooth ache has been used by Indians more than decade. Using of the clove powder or oil to beat toothache and tooth-related troubles are generally been used in all Indian families. The clove powder improves the cholesterol ratio, maintains the pH in the GI tract that in turn avoids all kinds of oral infections. Cloves contain eugenol, a chemical compound widely used as an analgesic and local anesthetic, particularly in dentistry. Clove oil provides the greatest benefit for toothaches. Clove oil has natural analgesic, antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Clove oil is used in preparation of some toothpastes and Clovacaine solution, which is a local anesthetic used in oral ulceration and inflammation. In this review article, an effort has been made to explore the analgesic properties of lavanga (Syzygium aromaticum) and its mode of action.

Keywords: Ayurveda, vata dosha, toothache, eugenol, clove oil.