Abstract

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF TWO GROUPS OF AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS IN MUTRAKRICCHRA W.S.R. TO URINARY TRACT INFECTION

Sharma Pragya*, Kansal C. M. and Mishra Dhruv

ABSTRACT

Globalization of unhealthy lifestyle in today's scenario has increased the risk of many common conditions that are distressing and life - threatening. Ayurveda has described a disease known as Mutrakrichhra, that comes under the disorders of Mutravaha srotas, where krichhrita (painful voiding) is cardinal feature. Mutrakrichhra in modern is correlated to Urinary tract infection as symptoms of Mutrakrichhra are much more similar to urinary tract infection. This dissertation is based on comparing the efficacy of different Ayurvedic formulations on Mutrakrichhra. Mutrakrichhra has been tried to study w.s.r. to urinary tract infection following the principle given by Acharya Charaka in C.S. Su. 18/44-45, that nature of the disease should be comprehended through dosha, the site of manifestation, aetiological factors and then initiation of treatment. Hence the trial has been done on two groups of Ayurvedic formulations, taking sample size of total 60 patients, 30 patients in each group which were fulfilling all inclusion criterias of urinary tract infection. Patients of both group has been given two different groups of Ayurvedic formulations. The final interpretion on basis of documented observation was found to be statistically non significant on intergroup comparision.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Mutrakrichhra, Krichhrita, Dosha, Urinary tract infections.