A review on karnapichu – a better alternative to karnapoorana
Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: A review on karnapichu – a better alternative to karnapoorana
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.
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Shashikala D. Khadabadi
Gururaj N
Veerayya Hiremath
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Year: 2019
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Karnapoorana, a major treatment modality in the management of diseases of ear; is the process of filling external auditoy canal with medicines like taila, various diseases it may not be suitable for all patients because of the small drug contact time and lengthy procedure. This makes necessity to find some other simplified yet effective proceKarnapichu; a method of inserting a pichu (cotton wick) soaked in medicine into the external auditory canal is a best alternate for the karnapurana procedure. that of karnapoorana. Perhaps it has some added benefits like more tissue contact time, as it holds the drug (taila/swarasa) for longer duration and the cotton wick absorbs the discharge (in case of otitis media or externa) present in ear canal. So this study was conducted to evaluate and validate the benefits of Keywords: Karnaroga, Karnapoorana, Karnapichu INTRODUCTION Acharya Sushruta has explained
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