Vijee, J C (2008) A Study on Varatchi Karappan. Masters thesis, Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai.
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Abstract
AIM AND OBJECTIVES: Our human body is entirely covered by skin which is the most important organ and it reflects so many internal pathologies. The skin itself can be affected by so many diseases like kuttam, kalanchaga padai etc. Among them Varatchi karappan is a common ailment affecting so many people. Though there is a lot of treatments for Varatchi karappan, curable medications are very less, because the disease is aggravated by change in their life-style, diet habits, nutritional status, environmental conditions, increased chemical content in food items and by using artifical and cosmetic synthetic preparations etc., when the disease has once occured remission and relapse happens subsequently through out the life of the patient. Hence, the patient is very much of agitated and subjected to a great deal of mental and physical sufferings. For such an intractable disease the world craves for a good medicine. So the author has selected this disease for the dissertation work to evaluate the better treatment for this disease once for all. i) The principle object of this study is to create awareness for the siddha system of medicine among other medicinal system people. ii) To highlight the efficacy of siddha drugs among the common public. iii) To know the extent of correlation of aetiology, classification, symptomatology and diagnostic methods. iv) To have an idea of an incidence of Varatchi karappan with reference to age, sex, socio-economic status, habits, family history related to any pshyco-somatic problems and paruva kalams (seasons). v) To have a complete study of the disease in various topics like mukkutram, pori pulangal, udal kattukal, envagai thervugal etc. vi) To study the diseases by doing complete clinical investigations. vii) To have a clinical trial of Varatchi karappan with siru kanjori ver chooranam as Internal medicine and varatchi karappan thylam as external applications. viii) To know the biochemical analysis and pharmacological analysis of selected drugs. ix) To create awareness among the patients in the management and prevention of the recurrence of diseases by altering their personal hygienic measure. SUMMARY: The Discription about the types of karappan in siddha literatures are found in many texts. Various medical literatures dealing with karappan were collected. Siru Kanjori Ver Choornum was used as internal trial medicine and Varal karappan thylam was used as an external medicine Twenty patients were selected act of twenty patients asnitted in the inpatient department and ten patients from the out patientdepartment from both sexes were selected after evalution of history, clinical findings and laboratory results. Majority of the patients were males and above 50yrs with poor and Socio-ecnomic background. The disease was observed to occur mostly in pitha and kapha kaalams. Sirukanjori Verchoornum was proved pharmacologically significant anti histamine, anti inflammatory and analgesic action Varal Karappan thylam had significant anti inflammatory action. Bio chemical analysis revealedthe drug Siru Kanjori ver Choornum has traces of calcium, starch, ferric Iron, reducing sugar and unsaturated compound. In anaverage of 20 days treatment all the patients showed good relief generally from signs and symptoms The laboratory investigation results were encouraging after treatment No patients developed any adverse side effects. CONCLUSION: The treatment with Sirukanjori ver choornum and Varal Karappan Thylum showed remarkable improvement in the treatment of karappan. The cost of trial medicines are economical and affordable The drugs are easily available and preparation of the drugs are Very simple. No adverse side effects like nausea, aggravation of itching were reported during the course of treatment Here by the author concludes that the treatment with Sirukanjori ver choornum and Varal Karappam Thylam for varatchi karappan will be found very effective inpoint of efficacy, safety and cost in the treatment of karappan.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Varatchi Karappan ; Sirukanjori ver choornum ; Varal Karappan Thylum. |
| Subjects: | AYUSH > Sirappu Maruthuvam |
| Depositing User: | Kambaraman B |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2018 03:15 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2018 17:26 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/7048 |
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