MANAGEMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN AYURVEDA PER-SPECTIVE – A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease with a relapsing nature. It is a very chal-lenging disease affecting a patient during the most active period of his life, i.e., 20 to 40 years of age. The main features are anorectal bleeding with increased frequency of bowel evacuation, general debility and abnormal structural pathology in the descending colon, particularly the sigmoid colon. Modern medical science has no permanent curative and safe treatment for this disease. Thus, the following article discusses the method of treat-ment of the disease using Ayurvedic treatment by shamana aushadhis (Guloochyadi kashayam, Hinguvachadi gulika, Dadimashtaka choorna, Dhanvantharam gulika etc). Based on the signs and symptoms observed in the patient, a treatment protocol was advised. It can become a new way to achieve effective and safe care treatment and significantly improve a patient’s condition. A patient aged 64 years. The Male complained of pain in the abdomen, very bad-smelling mucous discharge in the morning while defecating, loss of appetite, feeling of swelling in the anal region, and pain in HIP bilaterally. Based on the patient’s condition, prakruti and samprapti ghatak (pathological factors) a treatment protocol was designed with the shamana chikitsa. The combination of various powdered herbs like Guloochyadi kashayam, Hinguvachadi gulika, Dadimashtaka choorna, Dhanvantharam gulika etc were advised to the patients with prop-er dietary instructions and restrictions. The treatment protocol effectively reverses the main symptoms, and it could be extended in future cases by using different combinations of drugs based on other Ayurvedic parameters to obtain even better results. It showed marked improvement in the patient’s condition. According to one’s Pra-kriti and combinations of various potential ingredients, diets and lifestyle recommendations, it worked on overall disease management. The management strategy was efficacious in improving the patients’ main issues. The case was treated with compound ayurvedic medicines over 3 months with remarkable improvement, which is evident. The outcome of this clinical study will reveal further the effect of ayurvedic medicine on IBD.