A Case Study on Role of Kanchnaar Guggulu and Chandraprabhavati in the Management of Vatashtheela (BPH)

Abstract

BenignProstaticHyperplasia(BPH)isaburningsenileproblemofelderlymen,associatedwithlowerurinarytractsymptoms(LUTS).Theprevalencefiguresvaryfromabout10-30%formenbetween50-60yearsofageto25-45%intheagegroupof70-80years.BPHisaprogressivediseasethatispresentedascommonsymptomssuchasfrequenturination,urgency,nocturia,decreasedandintermittentforceofstream,andthesensationofincompletebladderemptying.InAyurveda,VatashtheeladiseasecloselyresembleswithBenignProstaticHyperplasiaofmodernmedicineinitssignsandsymptoms.ItismanifestedduetoimproperfunctionofApanaVaatalongwiththevitiationofKaphaandPittaDoshas.Inthiscasestudy,thepatientwasadministeredChandraprabhaVati&KanchnaarGuggulu,atadoseof1tabtwiceadayand2tabtwiceadayrespectivelyfortwomonths.TheirritativeandobstructivesymptomsofBPH(Vatashtheela)likefrequency,urgency,staining,weakstream,incompleteemptying,nocturia,residualurineandsize&weightofprostatewereobservedoverthetreatment.AnalysisofresultshowedimprovementinVatashtheela(BPH).FinallystudyconcludedthatgiventreatmentisfoundeffectiveinmanagementofVatashtheela(BPH)