EFFICACY OF TRIPHALA GUGGULU AND GANDHAK RASAYAN IN POST OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT W.S.R. TO INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
The effective relief of pain is of utmost important in any surgical case. This should be achieved not only for humanitarian reasons but it also has some physiological benefits. Effective pain means a smoother postoperative course with earlier discharge from sanatorium. The issue of postoperative pain management with ayurvedic panacea is one of the major areas of research & has come under increased scrutiny. In the present study Triphala Guggulu & Gandhak Rasayana are tried in the management of postoperative pain management w.s.r. to inguinal hernia repair. The objectives of the study was to assess the efficacy of Triphala Guggulu & Gandhak Rasayana in postoperative pain and to compare the results with the control group treated with prophylactic analgesics and antibiotics. It is a single blind clinical study ; where 30 patients who have undergone the elective surgery of inguinal hernia were selected from Dhanwanthari surgical section of SDM Ayurvedic hospital ,Udupi Patients were randomly grouped into two groups i.e. Control & Trial. In Control group, Tab Diclofenac Sodium 50 mg B.d & Gentamycin 80 mg I.V. B.d was given In Trial group, Triphala Guggulu 450 mgs & Gandhak Rasayana 250 mgs, each 1 tab TID was given. The results were analysed based on the proforma prepared for study.Both the groups showed that sufficient analgesia could be achieved by Triphala Guggulu & Gandhak Rasayana compared to Diclofenac sodium w.s.r .to inguinal hernia & the treatment is proved very cost effective. Triphala Guggulu & Gandhak Rasayana in postoperative pain management w.s.r to inguinal hernia.
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Sudesh Gupta , Muralidhara Sharma
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