Correspondence Address:
Dr.Anjali P.Tekade Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna Bhausaheb Mulak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Nandanvan, Nagpur. Email: anjaliptekade@gmail.com
Date of Acceptance: 2022-05-30
Date of Publication:2022-07-04
Article-ID:AYU_7_07_22 https://ayuscript.com
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: Tekade A.P. Kolekar S.S.A Clinical Study of Agnimanth (Premna integrefolia Linn.) to evaluate it’s efficacy in shitapitta w.s.r. to Urticaria.AYUSCRIPT 2022;1(2):15-21 DOI http://doi.org/10.55552/AYUSCRIPT.2022.1202
Background: Agnimanth (Premna Integrefolia) is a plant widely used in Ayurveda. It is mentioned in Dashmula. Charakacharya mentioned it in Shothagna, Shitprashaman & Anuvasanopag Dashemani. ‘Urticaria’ is a disease characterized by itchy red rashes on skin on almost all over the body. ‘Shitapitta’ having similar symptomatology and causative factors as Urticaria. So, various types of ‘Urticaria’ can be taken as ‘Shitapitta.
OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of Agnimanth mool churna On Shitapitta (Urticaria). To provide effective medicine for the people suffering from Shitapitta (Urticaria) to make their prognosis better. Methods: It was a randomized controlled study, total 30 patients are taken with known Urticaria( Shitapitta) by simple random sampling method. Agnimanthmool Churna twice a day was given to all the patients for 7 days. Discussion & Conclusion: Agnimantha is easy to prepare, affordable and well tolerated to the patients with no undesired effects. Agnimantha Moola Choorna was given to the patients for week which shows significant subside of symptom which was shown by percentage of relief in symptoms.
Keywords: Agnimanthmool Churna, Shitapitta, Dashmula, Viruddhahara
