Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BAHUPITTA KAMALA (JAUNDICE): A CASE STUDY

Dr. Nilesh Gore*, Dr. Ujwala Chavan and Dr. Prashant Baghel

ABSTRACT

The incidence of neonatal jaundice is about 40,000 in 1,00,000 patients, and adult it is about 270 per 1 lac patient. Male are more commonly affected for hepatocellular jaundice and female are for haemolytic jaundice.[1] Jaundice is a yellow tint to the skin, sclera or mucous membrane caused by increase level of bilirubin in body fluid.[2] It is formed due to some causes like haemolysis (breakdown of RBCs), liver diseases, and obstruction of bile duct, etc. Jaundice is managed by treating its cause. In Ayurveda, Kamala is a next step of Pandu (anaemia). According to Acharya Charaka, Kamala is mainly cause due to frequently consumption of Ushna (hot), Tikshna (spicy) food i.e. Pittaprakopak Ahara (increasing level of Pitta). Due to these factors vitiation of Pitta (bile), Rakta (blood) and Mamsa (muscles) Dhatu occurred. Kamala is clinically correlated due to its similarity of symptoms like yellowish of skin (Twak pitata), sclera (netra), urine (Mutra), stool (Purisha), etc.[3] In Ayurvedic literature, Kamala is treated mainly by Snehana (Oleation therapy) and Mrudu Virechana (mild purgation therapy). Present case study is on the successful Ayurvedic management of Kamala by Virechana Karma in combination with Haritaki Churna and Manuka Phanta along with internal medication of Arogyavardhini Vati, Sutashekhar Rasa, Kumari Asava and Bhunimbadi Kwatha.

Keywords: Kamala, Jaundice, Pittaprakopa, Virechana.