A LITRARY REVIEW ON: ARSHA WSR TO HAEMMORRHOIDS
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Soni*, Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Sudesh Rani Gupta, Dr. Mahendra Lodha
ABSTRACT
Arsha is mentioned in all classical text book of Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda Acharya sushrut and Acharya Vaghbhata described Arsha in the “Ashtha Mahagada”. Acharya has explained Arsha is like an enemy which gives trouble to the persons. In Ayurvedic literature give some various synonyms eg.Durnamakam, Gudakila, Gudankur etc. Main characteristic feature of Arsha is sprouts like growth in the ano-rectum and torture to the patients. All Ayurvedic literature described that the Arsha is difficult to cure and trouble to the patients like as enemy. Symptoms of Arsha is clinically resemble as feature of piles. Maximum concepts are similar to each other. It is the most common and troublesome disease among all the diseases of GIT. Its frequency is increasing with advancing age. Over the age of 50 year most of the persons suffer from complaints of piles during their life time. The main complaints of piles are bleeding, pain and prolapsed pile mass. The familiar treatments for the Arsha are medical management, injection therapy, rubber band ligation, cryosurgery, Haemorrhoidectomy etc. Acharyas Sushrut has given four types of measures for the treatment of Arsha which is Bheshaj, Kshar-karma, Agni-karma and Shastra-karma.
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