How Herbo-Mineral Formulations Benefit Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

Abstract

In today’s era due to rise in the unethical dietary habits and lifestyle the problems like ulcerative colitis (an autoimmune disorder) become more prevalent. Treatment of it in modern science is not confirmative they just use drugs that will provide temporary relief only. But with use of ayurveda (the ancient system of medicine) we can combat the growth rate of such ailments in the natural and most effective manner. The use of herbo-mineral formulations offers great result in this regard as they are organic compounds, free from harmful toxins and side effects.

Introduction

• Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which there is formation of ulcers and inflammation in the mucosal lining of large intestine. It mainly involves the colon and rectum part of it.
• Patient experience complaints like abdominal pain and blood mixed diarrhea in this.
• “Large intestine” is the last part of our digestive system (gastrointestinal tract) it store the waste material in the form of feces. Absorption of water from the food we had eaten is also takes place from here.
• The incidence for ulcerative colitis in western population is 5-10 per 100,000 and is continuously increasing more prominent in between the 15 -30 years of the age.
• According to ayurveda we can correlate it with “kshataj grehni-

This shaloka states– Repetitive diarrhea & dysentery lead to formation of kshat (ulcer) further causing blood mixed stool excretion from the anal canal.

Common features of it are

• Frequently passing of liquid stools
• Mucoid liquid stool( AMA- undigested food is present.)
• Malena( blood mixed stool)
• In Kshtaj-grehni- there is involvement of below listed thing
• Dosha- tridosha ( in this there is imbalance of all 3 dosha’s vata,pita & kapha)
• Dushyay- ann(food), ras( fluid inside our body)
• Srotas(inner transport system of the body)- annaveh(gastrointestinal tract), purishveh(large intestine)
• Adhisthan(site)- grehni( situated between the amashyay(stomach) & pakvashyay(large intestine)
• Srotodushti prakar( type of imbalance)- atipravriti(excessive production)

Causes

• Hereditary: About 10-15 % of the patients have a first degree relative with inflammatory bowel disease.
• Improper eating habits: overeating or under eating.
• Sedentary lifestyle: lack of physical activities (yoga, exercises) in life.
• Autoimmunity: Immune system dysfunction, our immune system attack own body cells.
• Consumption of unsaturated fat (vegetable oil such as sunflower & corn oil, salmon fish) in high amount.
• Stress: Any kind if mental & emotional stress is considered to be a triggering factor in case of ulcerative colitis.

Symptoms

They are the complaints told by patient to the doctor.

• Diarrhea with loose bloody stools containing mucus & pus.
• Difficulty in defecation.
• Lower abdominal discomfort.
• In severe UC there is exhausting diarrhea with up to 20 liquid stools per day.
• Dehydration
• Fever.
• Flatulence
• Dyspepsia
• Weakness
• Weight loss.

Signs

Clinical features noticed by the doctor by doing detailed examination of the patient.

• Tenderness may be present on palpation of colon, especially in left iliac fossa.
• Tachycardia (increased heart rate) with abdominal distension( swelling of abdomen)
• Clubbing of the fingers( abnormal shape of the nail bed)
• Pallor & anemia

Diagnosis

• Blood tests: it shows anemia, and raised ESR( erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
• Stool culture: To search for the pathogenic bacteria & blood with mucus in stool.
• Sigmoidoscopy: The mucosa appears engorged & normal vascular pattern is obliterated. In severe cases spontaneous bleeding will be seen; in less severe cases the mucosa appears intact & bleeds only when it is gently rubbed.
• Plain x-ray of abdomen.
• Barium enema & colonoscopy- double contrast barium enema will demonstrate the extent of disease.

According to Ayurveda

Trividh pariksha( set of 3 examination)

• Darshan( diagnosis is made by visual examination of the symptoms)
• Sparshan( physician use tactile examination to evaluate whether skin is cold/hot.
• Prashan( physician ask direct question form the patient)
• By doing the prakriti analysis of the patient- in this disorder there is involvement of: tridosha( vata,pita & kapha  3 essential energy of the body)

Treatment

As per modern science the treatment modality they use just give symptomatic relief to the patient, ailment is not treated from the root level. They mainly uses:

• Analgesics to provide relief from the pain.
• Antipyretics to lower the raised body temperature.
• Corticosteroids- prednisolone is given in doses of 40-60 mg daily by mouth for 3 to 6 weeks depending on the response.
• Topical treatment with corticosteroid enemas used once or twice daily.
•  Immunosuppressant- they are used as it is an autoimmune disease.
• All these above mentioned medications just give interim comfort to the patient. But in ayurveda the treatment is done with herbo-mineral preparations obtained from their natural sources in best form.
• Planet ayurveda focuses on boosting of natural herbs & to bring their natural benefits to common man all over the world.  It offers various herbo-mineral formulations made under the supervision of ayurveda expert physicians, which cures the disease without causing any adverse effects.
• It offers various packs in this regard. They are as follow:

(a). Ulcerative colitis care pack

1. VATSAKADI CHURNA

• INGREDIENTS: Fennel, Pomegranate, Nutmeg, Green Cardamom, Coriander and Bael.
• All these herbs help to support the normal digestive fire & healthy digestive system. In UC there is involvement of gastrointestinal tract so we can use these herbs in it as well.

Dosage- 1 teaspoonful twice daily with plain water after meal or you can boil the powder - 1 teaspoonful in 400 ml water, keep it boiling until it remains 50 ml. Strain it and drink the water. Leave the residue. Do it twice daily. Make fresh every time.

2. ARJUNA CAPSULES-

• It contains arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) extract.
• It is very helpful in maintaining a healthy heart, if working of our heart is proper then the blood circulation also stay’s good that will  ultimately help in healing the ulcers formed in mucosal lining of colon & rectum in UC.

DOSAGE: 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meal.

3. PITTA BALANCE

• INGREDIENTS:  Praval pishti, akik pishti, mukta pishti, giloy satva etc.
• All above mentioned herbs posses cooling property. It is a natural supplement for supporting digestion and maintaining the stomach and the intestines. It aid in decreasing elevated pita dosha of our body which is the main manifestation of UC.

DOSAGE: 1 capsule twice daily with plain water after meal.

5. KUTAZGHAN VATI

• INGREDIENTS: kutaj (Holarrhena antidysentrica) is herbal anti-diarrheal drug mentioned in our classical text.
• Good for the maintenance of healthy intestines, keep functioning of intestine proper and regular thus leads to reducing the inflammation of the mucosal lining in UC.

DOSAGE: 2 tablets twice daily with plain water after meal

OTHER FORMULATIONS

1. MOTION STOP TABLETS

• Being enriched with wonderful herbs such as Kutaj, Bael, Turmeric and Nagarmotha.
• The product helps to maintain a healthy digestive system, liver and whole metabolism. It helps in stopping the diarrhea the main symptoms of UC.

DOASGE: 2 tablets, twice daily.

2. COOLSTRIN-A CAPSULES

• This product maintains a healthy pH of the stomach, which is in turn help in reducing the growth of ulcers in digestive tract.

DOSAGE: 1 capsule, twice daily

3. COOLSTRIN-B CAPSULES

• The product helps to balance the pitta dosha of the body, helps in healing the wound formed in colon & rectum in UC.

DOSAGE: 1 capsule twice daily.

4. VASAKA CAPSULES

• The product is made using the pure and standardized extract of vasa herb (Adhatoda vasaka). It is the good one to maintain Kapha and pitta dosha of the body.
• Vasaka posses property like “stambhan”( stop) so helps in treating diarrhea & dysentery the complaints in patient of ulcerative colitis.

DOSAGE: 1 capsule twice daily

CONCLUSION

Now we can conclude that herbo-mineral preparations are thousands time better than the allopathic medications as their recovery rate is good, doesn’t have any side effects, made with natural healthy herbs that rich sources of essential nutrients found easily available in our surroundings.

Planet ayurveda offers various such herbo-mineral formulations that are 100% organic, free from preservatives & chemical. We aim to offer our services to each & every individual in the world. You can visit us at our clinic at Mohali, Punjab or Can send your query at our email id herbalremedies@yahoo.com .

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