AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF JALODAR (ASCITES): A CASE STUDY

“AKRIYAYAM DHRUWO MRUTYU, KRIYAYAM SHANSHYO BHAWET” this is interesting statement regarding jalodar found in charak samhita. If we are not doing treatment then patient will die and even we do treatment then also patient will die. Udar (acities) is such kind of disease. Shakespeare very well said that, ‘To be or not to be’ was my question. Being doctor we are mounting to be care, which may be border of life & death. In such condition sending back to patient it may be criminal act to doctor. So we must treat the patient until he breath last. After all Morden technics and medical facilities and development still there is no sure treatment which cure patient totally. In jalodar Tapping and all treatment gives temporary relief. Again fluid gets collected in abdominal cavity. In such case Ayurvedic treatment is the best. In Present case study, 45 year male patient have been suffering from Udarvriddhi (Increased abdominal girth), Jwaraprachiti (fever), Droubalya (Gen.Weakness), kshudhamandya (decreased appetite), Ubhaypadshoth since 4 month which get relive in 15 days and disappear within 1 month. Ayurvedic management on Jalodar such as herbal drug, Nityavirechana (purgative), Agnideepan (increase appetite), balaprapti, yakrituttejjak, external application of Arka-patta bandhana, only Dugdha Aahar act on root of pathology of Jalodar and by doing Samparptibhanga it give result in Jalodar.