Abstract

ROLE OF TAKRA (BUTTER MILK) IN GRAHANI ROGA W.S.R. TO I.B.S

Dr. Verma Sudha Rani* and Dr. Bisen Mukesh Kumar

ABSTRACT

Grahani Roga is considered as Astamahagada (eight major diseases) as per the Ayurveda. Hence it is difficult to diagnose and treat. Grahani in Ayurveda resembles most of the IBS symptoms. The term „Grahani Dosa‟ according to Acharya Charaka has mentioned that the vishama, Tiksna agni may cause Grahani Dosa but Grahani roga is the consequence of only mandagni. There is mutually determining physiological relationship between agni irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common conditions encountered in clinical practice. The IBS is a functional gastrointestinal illness characterized by potentially debilitating common with wide variety of symptoms like chronic, some-times severe and often responds poorly by treatment. Because structural, biochemical markers cannot be used to identify either disorder, diagnosis is symptom based. In the absence of alarm features suggestive of organic disease or secondary causes of symptoms on the bases of these parameter disease can diagnosis confirmatively or positively. As per the Ayurveda treatment modalities are like Saman and shodhan Chikitsa and Ayurveda considered as Ayurvedic diet regimen one of the treatment modality. Apart from that Trakra (Butter milk) is taking as aushadha dravya mixed with some herbal ingredient or plane Takra (Butter milk). Trakra having quality of laghu, kashaya, amla in nature, vayasthapan, lekhna and alleviating vata and pitta dosa. Though there no specific medical treatment for IBS in modern science, but Ayurvedic remedies such as Takra (Butter milk) used in the treatment of IBS.

Keywords: Aastamahagada Grahani, Agni(Digestive fire), Irritable bowel syndrome, Takra(Butter milk).