A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VATSAKADI SYRUP AND BALACHATURBHADRA SYRUP IN MANAGEMENT BALATISARA WITH REFERENCE TO DIARRHEA

Diarrhea is one of the chief causes of infant mortality in most tropical and sub-tropical countries. Anti-diarrheal drugs available in market have more or less tarnishing effect on normal intestinal flora whose loss itself induces the diarrhea. Vatsakadi Kashaya & Balachaturbhadra Choorna are known drugs which are useful in Atisara. 50 patients of Atisara were selected for the study and were randomly classified in to two groups of 25 cases each. The group A was given Vatsakadi syrup & group B was given Balchaturbhadra syrup for 7 days in dosage ranging from 5 to 15 ml. according to their age group. Both groups have shown highly significant results in relieving the symptoms of Atisara. Vatsakadi group 76% patients are completely cured, whereas in Balachaturbhadra group only 40% patients are completely cured. Hence Vasakadi syrup seems to be more effective in Atisara.