“A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AYURVEDIC INDIGINOUS COMPOUND IN CASES OF URDHWAGA AMLAPITTA w.s.r GERD”
Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of an ayurvedic indigenous compound in cases of urdhwaga amla-pitta. Introduction: Amla-pitta is one of the common clinical problems of our day to practice and it is increasing rapidly due to changes in our life style & high level of mental stress. Settings and Design: For the present clinical study 50 patients were selected. The patients having Indigestion, Nausea, Retrosternal burning, Anorexia, Acid eructation, Relief by sweet & cold food were selected for present clinical study. Materials and method: All patients were divided in two groups -Group-A- 25 patients were kept onyastimadhu ghana satva 800mg and amalki kwath bhavit sankh bhasma 200 mg in form of 2 capsule of 500 mg BD/ day after meal for a period of 6 weeks.Group-B-25 patients were kept on placebo (1000 mg wheat flour)2 capsule of 500 mg BD/ day after meal for a period of 6 weeks with aahar & vihar (Life style modification).Type of study: Phase 2 Rationale Randomized control trial. Statistical analysis used: p value, paired‘t’ test, unpaired‘t’ test, χ2 etc. Results: The trial drugs show significant results in terms of cure & improvement in clinical parameters and no any side effect has been observed. Conclusion: In cured patients response of treatment in group A is more than group B however group B has good response in improved patients so it’s suggested that for urdhwaga amlapitta both drug treatment and life style modification is of great importance.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Richa Garg (M. D)| Lecturer, Department of Kaya Chikitsa, State Ayurvedic College Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dr. Dharmendra (MD)| Medical officer, Department of Kaya Chikitsa, State Ayurvedic College Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dr. Rupal Dwivedi ( MS)| PG Scholar, Department of Obs & Gyne, Sri Sai Ayurvedic Medical, College Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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