Ayurvedic Treatment Strategies for Pravahika- A Clinical Case Study

Abstract

A 14-year-old male patient reported to the OPD of Kaumarabhrithya at Shree Swaminarayan Ayurvedic College and Hospital, with the complaints of severe abdominal pain with frequent semi solid, small quantity of stool stained with Kapha/mucus and straining/tenesmus or Pravhana. Other associated complaints were severe loss of weight, mood changes, loss of appetite, pain in the abdomen and fatigue. Before the patient came to our OPD, as per the conventional science, he was diagnosed with chronic constipation and not consistently diagnosed with amoebic dysentery. At Swaminarayan Ayurvedic Hospital, he was diagnosed with Pravahika and treated with a combination of internal medications. The patient was treated with internal medications Hingwastaka churna (5 gms/TID) and Kutajaghana vatti (1 tablet/BD); Panchakarma therapies of Abhyanga, Swedana (first 7 days) and 3 cycles of Piccha Basti (Yoga basti, 8 days). The primary objective was to treat the disease with Deepana, Pachana, Grahi medications. The patient was followed up for every 5 days and there was significant improvement in the clinical features after 2 months of treatment. No adverse effects were reported. The clinical data from this study suggests that Ayurvedic treatment in the management of Pravahika particularly Amoebic Dysentery in Children can provide effective results.