Open AccessAYURVEDA MANAGEMENT IN EPISTAXIS DURING PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Sandhya Rani,
K Sujathamma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj3109022021
Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , nose , surgery , pregnancy , limiting , genetics , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Epistaxis refers to nasal bleed or haemorrhage from nose. Few cases of epistaxis, not associated with nasal lesions or clotting disorders, were described in literature. Pregnancy exaggerates the prevalence of epistaxis in pregnant women compared with non-pregnant women. In many cases epistaxis with minimal nasal bleeding is self-limiting but during pregnancy it should be taken at most care to treat immediately because of its unpredictable complications. Raktapitta (haemorrhage disorders) is a bleeding disorder were in Rakta (blood) which is vitiated by Pitta flows out through all orifices of body. The vitiated Pitta and Rakta due to their Ushna (hot) and Drava(liquid) property moves upwards or downwards and bleeding occurs through all the external orifices. If the bleeding occurs through nose, then it is known as Nasagata Rakta Pitta (epi-staxis). Durva Swarasa (Cynodon dactylion) and Dadima Pushpa Swarasa (punica granatam) explained in Charaka Samhita with reference to Rakta Pitta Chikista is selected as treatment modality in this study.