Clinical study on pippalyasava and suranavataka in grahani roga (irritable bowel syndrome)

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The present study was done to evaluate the combined effect of Pippalyasava and Surana Vataka in the management of Grahani Roga with special reference to irritable bowel syndrome. GrahaniRoga is one among the Mahagadas . Grahani is the seat of JatharAgni (digestive fire) and is supported and nourished by the strength of Agni . Drugs with Deepana (which enhances digestive power) and Pachana (digestive) qualities need to be used in treating the GrahaniRoga . Pippalyasava and SuranaVataka are indicated in GrahaniRoga . The ingredients of these two preparations are known to be having the properties capable of correcting the Agni . Conditions like UdaraShoola (abdominal pain), Ajeerna (indigestion), Aruchi (anorexia), Adhmana (distention of abdomen), Alasya (fatigue), Vibaddha Mala Pravruthi and Abaddha Mala Pravruthi (irregular bowel habits) have been described under the heading of GrahaniRoga . The present study is an outpatient based clinical trial with pre and post test design. 30 patients of Grahani Roga (IBS), Pippalyasava and SuranaVataka were given for 30 days and reviewed at the interval of 15 days during treatment. Patients between 16 – 60 years of age group were the inclusion criteria. Patients suffering from other systemic illnesses like diabetes mellitus, hypertensionetc was excluded from the study. Total 32 patients are registered, out of which 30 patients completed the study and 2 patients discontinued the medicine in between.The overall effect of therapies showed that 81.9% improvement in symptoms. The combination of Pippalyasava and SuranaVataka have given statistically highly significant results, thus these drugs can be used effectively in the management of GrahaniRoga. Keywords: GrahaniRoga , irritable bowel syndrome, Pippalyasava , SuranaVataka, Jatharagni Elappila Sreedas And Girish K