Abstract

THE EFFICACY OF AROGYAVARDHINI VATI IN ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER - A CLINICAL STUDY

*Dr. Manish Patil and Prof. Dr. Ruta Kadam

ABSTRACT

Alcohol addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by compulsion to take alcohol and loss of self control. On absorption through the gastro-intestinal tract it further reaches the liver, impairs gluco-neogenesis thus resulting in the fall of glucose production. Hence repeated consumption of alcohol leads to severe changes in liver functioning thereby causing fatty accumulation, alcohol induced hepatitis, perivenular sclerosis etc. The common signs and symptoms of Alcoholic Fatty Liver are loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, etc1.1. Fatty liver is a universal condition observed in heavy drinkers such that 40% of those who consume

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