Abstract

SINGLE HERBALS USED IN SIDDHA SYSTEM FOR ENT DISORDERS

Dr. S. Thanikai Selvi* and Dr. R. Antony Duraichi

ABSTRACT

Head is the most important part in our body. Our siddha system is based on five elements theory. Ear nose throat are parts of five senses which are correlated with those elements. ENT problems come under the section of head disease. Nowadays, ENT disorders affect in our day to day life. In this survey 4.31% of the rural populations of the district were having ENT ailments. The highest numbers rural populations (35.65%) were having ear diseases. It is the most important to cure and management the ENT disease and avoids further infections. There is lot of herbals described singly for the treatment for ENT. Plants used in Siddha system of medicine for ENT has been studied from various Siddha literatures and presented here under. The particulars of herbs used with its botanical name, vernacular name (Tamil), family, parts used, administration form and indication are tabulated. The most used family and part used for ENT disorders are charted. Conclusion: In this research finding, results explored as most used family is Lamaceae, Fabaceae, Apiaceae, Solanaceae, Zingiberaceae and part used were Leaves, fruits, rhizomes, flowers, seeds and barks. Therefore, Lamaceae family and leaves were high rank used in treating ENT disorders. This information provides immense potential for studying their activity for ENT both in pre-clinical and clinical stages, which lead to the preparation of useful pharmaceutical products.

Keywords: ENT disorders, siddha, herbal, ear disorder, nose disorder, throat disorder.