A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL STUDY ON THE ROLE OF VASA GUDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SRAVI ARSHAS
Abstract
Many diseases manifest due to present food habits and modern life style affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Most common among them is Arshas. Acharya Vagbhata describes this disease as ‘arivat pranino mamsa kilaka visasanti yat’ i.e, it tortures the person just like an enemy. Acharya Sushrutha includes Arshas under Ashta mahagadas. Charaka included it under kostagatha Vata rogas.Due to improper eating habits, increased intake of Viruddhahara (guru, madhura, sheeta, abhishyandha, vidahi, viruddha, shushka, puti mamsa, snehapana and madhya), Agnigets impaired. Viharaja nidanas (Sitting on hard surfaces for continuous hours, suppression of natural urges, excessive straining on stools, improper squating position, continuous and improper seating on travel, excessive sex, excessive exercise,miscarriage & abortion in women) vitiates Apana vayu affects guda valis producing different shapes of Mamsa ankura. Arshas can be divided into 2 groups, Shushkarshas & Sravi arashas.Shushkarshas is due to VataKaphaja and Sravi arshas is Pitta Raktaja in nature.In this present clinical study Sravi arshas is taken into consideration. Based on Lakshanas, it can be compared with bleeding haemorrhoids.Acharya Charaka explains samanya chikitsa as “ Agnisandeepanartham cha Raktam sangrahanaya cha, Doshanam pachanartham cha param tiktairupachareth...”Vasa guda is one such yoga which is Raktasthambhaka, Vatanulomaka & Agnideepaka, Doshapachaka. Hence an attempt is made to study the comphrehensive action of Vasa guda as Shamanoushadhi in Sravi arshas.
Key words: Sravi arshas, Shamana Chikitsa, Vasa guda.
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