Shotha & Guda-Ardraka yoga ( Use of Jaggery with Fresh Ginger in Oedema)

Title:- Shotha & Guda-Ardraka yoga ( Use of Jaggery with Fresh Ginger in Oedema)

Dr. Patil had submitted his/her dissertation to Pune University for the P. G. degree M.D. (Kaya Chikitsa) in the year 1988. Guide was Dr. M. G. Oak & Research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune, (M.S.) India.

          Dr. Patil in his/her research work tried to evaluate effect of Guda-Ardraka yoga (jaggery + Zinzibar officinale) on oedema (shotha).

          For the study scholar used 4 gm jaggery and 4 gm of fresh Ardraka in the increasing quantity. On 10^th day 10 gm & from 11^th to 30^th day 10 gm quantity was decided. The drug was administered every morning between 6 to 7 with lukewarm water.

          For clinical study 34 patients were divided into three groups.

Group I – 16 patients treated with only Guda-Ardraka.

Group II – 10 patients consuming other medicine + Guda-Ardraka simultaneously.

Group III – 8 patients first treated with other medicines & then medicine with Guda-Ardraka.

Clinical trial was concluded as follows-

When 4 gm jaggery and 4 gm of fresh Ginger was used every morning with luke warm water , in the increasing quantity ( On 10^th day--  10 gm & from 11^th to 30^th day 10 gm quantity was given) found useful to reduce oedema ,specially in Kapha Biotype patients .

The drug was effective in kapha prakruti. 43.75% patents were benefited by the drug & 62.50% patients were benefited by the medicines used along with Guda-Ardraka yoga.