Abstract

Dr. Rakesh Meena*, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Dr. Vishal Verma and Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma

ABSTRACT

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common condition in ageing men, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In Ayurveda, Vatashtheela disease closely resembles with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia of modern medicine in its signs and symptoms. Vatastheela(Benign Prostatic Hyperplesia i.e.BPH) is a senile disorder affects above 50 years of age, having symptoms like retention, incomplete voiding, dribbling, hesitancy, incontinence of urine, etc. There are many drugs described in classical text books of Ayurvedic medicine for the management of Mutraghata. Among these drugs Veertarvadi Gana Kashaya was taken to evaluate the efficacy on Vatashtheela (BPH) especially “LUTS” under uroflowmetric guidance. Case Presentation: We report the case of 59-year-old man experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms for 2 years. He was administered Veertarvadi Gana Kashaya, a herbal formulation, at a dose of 30ml twice a day for three months and monitored at every 15 days interval during the study period. The irritative and obstructive symptoms of BPH (Vatashtheela) like frequency, urgency, staining, weak stream, incomplete emptying, nocturia, residual urine and uroflow rate were observed over the treatment. Analysis of result showed improvement in Vatashtheela (BPH). Finally study concluded that Veertarvadi Gana Kashaya is effective for symptomatic relief in Vatashtheela (BPH).