Clinical efficacy of indigenous Patrapottali Sweda (Heenudupiyaliya Tavilla) in the management of Sūryavarta.

Abstract

Sūryavarta is one type of Śiroroga out of eleven Śirorogas explained in Ayurveda classics. This pathological condition is characterized by its cardinal feature of headache. Headache is found to be starting at the time of sunrise, with pain in the eyes and eye- brows, gradually increasing in severity with the upward movement of the sun and slowly reducing by the time of sunset. Fontal sinusitis is a special type of headache (Śirahsūla) that changes according to the intensity of the sun rays. Headache is dened as a result of specic changes within the brain. It causes severe pain in the head that is often accompanied by sensitivity to light, sound, or smell. Migraine affects approximately 15% of people. It most often starts at puberty and is worst during middle age. Prevailing treatments of migraine are not successful due to its recurrence. In view of magnitude of problem, it is important to drain the sinuses by removing the pathology with sustained effect and reduced recurrence. The present study was done to evaluate the efcacy of Patrapottali Sweda (Heenudupitliya Tavilla) in the management of Sūryavarta (Frontalsinusitis ).Thirty patients between 15- 60 years were selected from the OPD Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Teaching Hospital on the basis of sign and symptoms. The selected patients were divided in to two equal groups through random sampling method. The control group (GA) was treated with Patyakshadhatri Phanta (PD) and Seetarama Vati (SV). Treatment group (GB) received Pottali Sweda for four weeks daily morning and evening regularly with PD and SV. The assessment was carried out on the basis of relief found in the cardinal signs and symptoms of the disease adopting scoring depending upon their severity. Data analysis was done according to independent samples Mann – Whitney U test.Signicant reduction in pain was observed at the end of the study with p<0.05.When comparing overall results of both groups, it revealed that group GB was statistically signicant with regard to the reduction of complaints and clinical signs compared to group GA. There were no adverse effects reported during the study. Therefore, it can be concluded that the selected treatment of Patrapottali Sweada is effective in the management of Sūryavarta.