Abstract

Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray*, Dr. Radhakrishna Bishwal and Dr. Swapnil Singhai

ABSTRACT

Parikartika is a disease characterized by severe agonizing pain during and after defecation which lasts for some time and associated with mild to moderate bleeding. It is a symptom where cutting type of pain is the major criteria in the ano-rectal region, which is also common in anal fissure, so the fissure-in-ano can be include under Parikartika but all Parikartika is not anal fissure. Parikartika is produced by Vyadhi Nimittaj or Vaidya Nimittaj plays a major role in causation of this disease. It is produced after a disease or during the stage of disease or by inexperienced Vaidya during the wrong conduction of therapy. Pregnant ladies are more sufferer of this disease especially the primi-para in the anti-natal and post-partum period. According to modern science the fissure-in-ano is cured by the surgical management which leads to other complications to the patient. According to Ayurveda there are various drugs of different properties which will useful for treating the disease. Medicinal treatment is easier rather than the surgical. Ayurveda can provide permanent cure for the disease. The aim of treatment is Sampraptivighatan or to reduce the strength of Vyadhighatka. Total 30 patients diagnosed as Parikartika of any socio-economic status, age group of 18-45 years and irrespective of sex were randomly selected. The patients were treated with Jatyadi Taila in the form of local application for four weeks. The outcome revealed a better therapeutic efficacy of Jatyadi Taila in the whole symptom of Parikartika without any adverse effects.