The Efficacy of ‘Haridra Khanda’ on Vataja Pratishyaya

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common and mostprevalent ailments, with an equal distribution more or less throughout the world, rather without any exception to the developed and under developed countries. Bronchial asthma is the main complication of allergic rhinitis as; patients with nasal allergy are four times at risk of developing bronchial asthma. ln allopathic medical system a wide range of antibiotics and decongestants are available, but these drugs give only symptomatic relief. So it is need of hour; to develop a treatment protocol, whichhelps the patients to overcome this pathetic condition. Hence this problem was selected for the study taking all these points into consideration. In this present study Denibadi Phanta, Seetarama Vati and, Haridra Khanda were selected as oral drugs. A1l the (30) patients were registered and randomly divided into two groups. In group A, Denibadi Phanta, Seetarama Yati and in group B Denibadi Phanta, SeetaramaYatialong with Haridra Khanda were administered for a period of one month, The effect of therapy in both groups was assessed by a specially prepared proforma. In both groups, an apparent change in all the sigus and symptoms was observed. After enrolment of the patients, vital signs and symptoms of Vataja Pratishyaya such as nasal discharge, headache and nasal blockage were studied before and after the treatment. The results of the study indicated that the group B was bestowed with a significant relief in almost all the signs and symptoms of Yataja Pratishyaya (allergic rhinitis). Group A also exhibited encouraging results.