CLINICAL EVALUATION OF HARIDRA KHANDA & ANU TAIL NASYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal membrane. The characteristic symptoms are rhinorhea (excess nasal secretion), itching, and nasal congestion and obstruction. The symptoms of Vata Kaphaj Pratishaya resemble most of Allergic rhinitis. In Ayuveda the concept of allergy is widely elaborated under concept of Ama, Asatmya,Viruddh aahara & Dushi visha. Principal treatment of Allergic rhinitis includes avoid allergens causing reaction (nidan parivarjan), Management of Ama (Ama pachana), Detoxification (shodhana) & Rasayana (to increase immunity). So Anu tail Nasya & Haridra khanda is used for the study. For the clinical study 30 clinically diagnosed cases of Allergic rhinitis were selected from OPD of Kayachikitsa & OPD of Panchakarma of J.A.M.C. Nagpur. Selected patients were randomly divided into two groups each of 15 patients. Group A- was given Haridra Khanda 5 grams twice a day with milk. Group B- was given Haridra Khanda 5 grams twice a day with milk & Nasya with Anu tail in dose of 6 to 8 Bindu daily for 7 days. After 1st course of Nasya, 2nd course of Nasya was done again for 7 days with an interval of 3 weeks. For a statistical analysis of the data the standard statistical package stataver 11.2 is used. Although satisfied result obtained on various parameters with Haridra Khanda but Nasya therapy with Haridra Khanda is more significant.