Correspondence Address:
Dr.Chandile Mukund Assistant Professor, Department of Rasashastra &BK, KDMGS Ayurveda College Chalisgaon.
Date of Acceptance: 2022-11-10
Date of Publication:2022-11-30
Article-ID:AYU_73_12_22 https://ayuscript.com
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: Mukund C., Vijay M.G., Snehal I. Karveer Ointment: Pharmaceutical, Analytical and Its Clinical Study in Kikwis. AYUSCRIPT 2022;1(4):189-204
Ayurveda is dynamic and progressive science. Ayurveda has respectable status among all systems of medicine and it is considered to be the most perfect and suitable system of medicine. It is described in samhita that natural form of any aushadhi is not feasible in treatment, so it should be modified by kalpana and branch of Ayurveda which prepares and modifies the aushadhi is known as bhaishajya kalpana. It is seen that about 90% of the women are affected from Striae kikwis appear from 2nd trimester onwards due to over stretching of skin. Striae are slightly depressed linear marks perpendicular to skin tension fibers with varying length and breadth found in abdominal wall below umbellicus, sometimes over thighs and breast. In Ayurveda many preparations are mentioned for the Kikkisa Vyadhi like Pana, Lepa, Abhyanga, Parisheka which are very easy to prepare, safe to use, and without any side effects and also cost effective. Hence an attempt will be made in present study to evaluate the efficacy of Karveer ointment in the management of Kikkisa.
Key-words –Kikkisa, Aushadhi, Karveer, Kalpana
