Role Of ‘Pravahikahara Yoga’ In The Management Of Pittaja Pravahika W.S.R. To Amoebic Dysentry: A Clinical Trial

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Authors

  • Alok Kumar Srivastava Associate Professor, Dept. of Panchakarma, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar), Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun.
  • Gyanendra Datta Shukla Assistant Professor, Dept. of Panchakarma, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar), Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun.
  • K. K. Sharma Professor and Head, Department of Panchakarma, Gurukul Campus (Haridwar), Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun
  • Shweta G. Shukla Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kaya Chikitsa, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar), Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun.
  • Mohita Bohra M.D. Scholar 2nd year, Dept. of Panchakarma, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar), Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun.
Vol. 1 No. 06 (2015): VOLUME 01 ISSUE 06
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July 7, 2015

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Pravahika is one of the most common diseases in the tropical countries and its severity varies from mild to severe fulminating type including life threatening complications sometimes. In modern parlance it is closely related with amoebicdysentery which is a national health problem in India and other developing and tropical countries, which is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, aparasite amoeba found in 25% of Indian population in their colon. Only a small proportion of all those harboring E. histolytica in the colon suffer with invasive form of amoebiasis. Here, the efficacy of Pravahikahar Yoga which contains