A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION FOR KRIMI ROGA OF THE CHILDREN

Worm infestations (also known as helminthes infestations) are considered among the most common diseases of children living in the developing countries and one of the main problems. It can be correlated with Krimi roga in Ayurveda. Ayurvedic treatment has been used for krimi roga for centuries and researchers were more prone to done scientific studies about the condition. But systematic review of all RCT s of Ayurveda studies on krimi roga of children has not yet been conducted. For this study data were gathered from following databases PUBMED, Google scholar, AYUSH RESEARCH PORTAL, DHARAONLINE, NCBI, EUROPE, PMC, VIP, CBM etc And from abstract books, Sri Lankan, Indian, international journals. They are Sri Lankan journal of Indigenous Medicine, Ayurveda Sameeksha, Journal of Ayu, The Indian Journal of Medical Research etc. A combination of the following keywords was used: “krimi roga ” OR “worm infestation “OR “Ayurveda” OR “Traditional medicine” OR “helminthes” OR “Ayurveda treatment” OR “Ayurveda Therapy” Followed up the database, journals and relevant information were extracted from selected research articles and entered in to a pre structural table and data analyzed was done by using “Jadad Score”. Related to the topic Ninety (90) researches were found. Five (5) articles on stool examination, five (5) surveys, eighteen (18) non identical articles, twenty six (26) literature reviews, one (1) case study, three (3) in-vitro studies and Thirty two (32) clinical trials accordingly the topic. So Thirty two (32) articles were identified for possible inclusion in the review. No any researches were shown maximum score possible was five with Jadad score analyzing. Apart from that four studies were marked as maximum score possible was three and taken to further analyzing studies it named as Meta-Analysis. If so, not possible to done Metaanalyzing only followed Jadad Score. Due to poor RCT study designs it is difficult to assess the exact efficacy of Ayurveda treatment for krimi roga. However this review has demonstrated that several Ayurvedic formulae may have the potential to be efficacious in krimi roga of the children. It is highlighted that more research is needed to understand how best to assess and incorporate the methodological quality of primary studies and they are indicated to establish efficacy of the Ayurveda treatments.