A case study – management of episcleritis with jalaukavacharan

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Hirudo therapy has been mentioned in Ayurveda by the name of jalaukavacharan. It is one of the process of raktamokshan (biopurification method) mentioned in Ayurveda . In present era leeches are used in the treatment of various diseasesareas from head to foot, where leeches are evident to give successful results in respective diseases. So, here case report is presented of a patient diagnosed as episcleritis having symptoms of redness, foreign body sensation, pain, rarely photophobia & lacrimation. Episcleritis is benign recurrent inflammation of episclera involving overlying tenon capsule but not underlying sclera. Treatment given is steroid, NSAID and tear substitute eye drop. Episcleritis runs a limited course of 10 days to 3 weeks & resolve spontaneously. However, recurrences are common. Episcleritis can be treated as Sirajaal, though there is no exact correlation mentioned in Ayurvedic Samhita. According to Ayurveda vitiated Vata and Rakta plays important role in development of Sirajaal. Owing to above fact jalaukavacharan is found effective in treatment of episcleritis. So five sittings of jalaukavacharan were done on given patient with the interval of 3 days and followup taken after 15 days. It is observed that patient recovered faster and had no recurrence Keywords: Jalaukavacharan , Sirajal, Sirajpidika , Episcleritis INTRODUCTION In Shalakyatantra Netraroga is important branch of science as eye is an important sense organ of human body. Because of high technology life style the possibility of developing various microvascular and neurodegenerative diseases has also increased. In spite of great technological advances and up gradation infield of ophthalmology there are numerous challenging problems existing in front of ophthalmologists that required special attention to knowledge which is hidden in ancient text Episcleritis is one of such disease which is mainly characterized by redness, foreign body INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (September, 2017) 5(9) A CASE STUDY – MANAGEMENT OF EPISCLERITIS WITH JALAUKAVACHARAN Shital S. Bolkuntwar Assistant Professor, Dept. of ShalakyaTantra, D.Y. Patil University, School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Email: Shituu.bolkuntwar 07@gmail.com ABSTRACT Hirudo therapy has been mentioned in Ayurveda by the name of jalaukavacharan. It is one of the process of raktamokshan (biopurification method) mentioned in Ayurveda . In present era leeches are used in the treatment of various diseasesareas from head to foot, where leeches are evident to give successful results in respective diseases. So, here case report is presented of a patient diagnosed as episcleritis having symptoms of redness, foreign body sensation, pain, rarely photophobia & lacrimation. Episcleritis is benign recurrent inflammation of episclera involving overlying tenon capsule but not underlying sclera. Treatment given is steroid, NSAID and tear substitute eye drop. Episcleritis runs a limited course of 10 days to 3 weeks & resolve spontaneously. However, recurrences are common. Episcleritis can be treated as Sirajaal, though there is no exact correlation mentioned in Ayurvedic Samhita. According to Ayurveda vitiated Vata and Rakta plays important role in development of Sirajaal. Owing to above fact jalaukavacharan is found effective in treatment of episcleritis. So five sittings of jalaukavacharan were done on given patient with the interval of 3 days and followup taken after 15 days. It is observed that patient recovered faster and had no recurrence Keywords: Jalaukavacharan , Sirajal, Sirajpidika , Episcleritis INTRODUCTION In Shalakyatantra Netraroga is important branch of science as eye is an important sense organ of human body. Because of high technology life style the possibility of developing various microvascular and neurodegenerative diseases has also increased. In spite of great technological advances and up gradation infield of ophthalmology there are numerous challenging problems existing in front of ophthalmologists that required special attention to knowledge which is hidden in ancient text Episcleritis is one of such disease which is mainly characterized by redness, foreign body INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (September, 2017) 5(9) A CASE STUDY – MANAGEMENT OF EPISCLERITIS WITH JALAUKAVACHARAN Shital S. Bolkuntwar Assistant Professor, Dept. of ShalakyaTantra, D.Y. Patil University, School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Email: Shituu.bolkuntwar 07@gmail.com ABSTRACT Hirudo therapy has been mentioned in Ayurveda by the name of jalaukavacharan. It is one of the process of raktamokshan (biopurification method) mentioned in Ayurveda . In present era leeches are used in the treatment of various diseasesareas from head to foot, where leeches are evident to give successful results in respective diseases. So, here case report is presented of a patient diagnosed as episcleritis having symptoms of redness, foreign body sensation, pain, rarely photophobia & lacrimation. Episcleritis is benign recurrent inflammation of episclera involving overlying tenon capsule but not underlying sclera. Treatment given is steroid, NSAID and tear substitute eye drop. Episcleritis runs a limited course of 10 days to 3 weeks & resolve spontaneously. However, recurrences are common. Episcleritis can be treated as Sirajaal, though there is no exact correlation mentioned in Ayurvedic Samhita. According to Ayurveda vitiated Vata and Rakta plays important role in development of Sirajaal. Owing to above fact jalaukavacharan is found effective in treatment of episcleritis. So five sittings of jalaukavacharan were done on given patient with the interval of 3 days and followup taken after 15 days. It is observed that patient recovered faster and had no recurrence Keywords: Jalaukavacharan , Sirajal, Sirajpidika , Episcleritis INTRODUCTION In Shalakyatantra Netraroga is important branch of science as eye is an important sense organ of human body