An Open Label Single Arm Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Vamana Karma with Nimba Kashaya Yoga in Sheetapitta WSR O Urticaria
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Present study is an observational clinical study carried out in 10 patients of Sheetapitta to evaluate the efficacy of Nimba Kashaya Yoga for Vamana. Sheetapitta disease explained in Ayurvedic classics shares similar aetiology, signs, and symptoms as that of Urticaria. Urticaria denotes the sudden appearance of hives and/or angioedema. Shodhana Chikitsa, mainly,Vamana or/ and Virechana is the main line of treatment advocated here to treat the disease. Special formulations are mentioned in classics for Vamana, which includes Patola Kashaya, Nimba Kashaya, Vasa Swarasa. Patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria were treated with Deepana Pachana, Snehana and Vamana with Nimba Kashaya Yoga. Assessment carried out using Urticaria Activity Score 7 showed marked improvement.
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