Abstract

CLINICAL STUDY OF ROLE OF AMLAKI AND GAIRIK CHURNA IN AMLAPITTA

*Dr. Anil Raghunath Wagh, Dr. Ravindra Aniruddha Mirgane, Dr. Nitin Chudaman Jadhav and Dr. Roshan Shankar Dhale

ABSTRACT

Amlapitta is described as special disease in Ayurveda, it is also described as acidity in modern medical science. Increase in the ushna, tikshana gunas in the body,due to apthya ahara and vihara is cosetive factor of amlapitta. Amlaki, Guna- Laghu, Ruksha, Shita. Rasa- Shadrasa exept lavan rasa but amla ras pradhana. Madhura rasa and shita virya are pittashamak. Gairik is khanija dravya, it is a special type of soil, hard in constitution, like a soft rock. Shuddha Gairik, Rasa- Madhura, Kashaya, Virya – shita Hence noth amalaki churna and gairik churna were used in amlapitta vyadhi Dose- 1 gm Amlaki churna + 125 mg Gairik churna was used in TDS Dose. ANUPANA- Honey (Madhu) was used as anupana. It was also usefull for mixing of both churnas.it was also useful for better taste, good compliance of patients as well as good result. Total 50 patients were treated of which 29 were female and 21 were male. 17 female (58%), and 13 male (62%) patients showed best relief. Total 60% 10 female (47%), and 4 male (19%), showed better relief from amlapitta. Total 28%. While 2 female (5%), and 4 male (19%), patients showed minimum or no relief from amlapitta. Total 12%.

Keywords: Amlapitta, Aamalaki, Gairik, Madhu.