Use of Kutaja Parpati in Pravahika Vyadhi ( Dysentery)

Title:- Use of Kutaja Parpati in Pravahika Vyadhi ( Dysentery)

          Dr. Subhash Ranade had submitted his dissertation to Pune University in 1971 for the M.A.Sc.degree under the department of Rognidan & Kaya Chikitsa. His guide was Dr. B. P. Nanal & Research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune. (M.S.) India.

          Dr. Subhash Ranade   in his research work tried to study the effect of Kutaja parpati on dysentery (Pravahika)

          For this study he had enrolled 100 patients. Along with kutaja parpati he had used shankhvati for udarshul associated with dysentery. Sootskekar, Tankan, Sitopaladi, Chandrapha for associated symptoms like stomatitis, cough, oedema etc.

          Study was concluded as follows –

Kutaja parpati Found to be very useful in the patients of Pravahika or Amoebic dysentery

Out of 100 patients 66 patients had got complete relief, 23 patients had got relief in some symptoms & 11 patients had not benefited by the treatment.