Ayurvedic management of chalazion - A Case Study

  • Dr. Syed Munawar Pasha HOD & Associate Professor, Department of PG Studies in Shalakya Tantra, Government Ayurveda Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1228
Keywords: Chalazion, Utsangini, Triphaladi Seka

Abstract

Chalazion is non-infective lipogranulomatous inflammation of Meibomian gland. It’s also called Meibomian cyst. It is corelated to Utsangini in Ayurveda. Utsangini is explained under Vartmagatha Rogas by both Sushrutha and Vagbhata. It is a Tridoshaja Sadhya Vyadhi according to Sushrutha. But according to Vagbhata it is a Raktaja Sadhya Vyadhi. Both Shodhana and Shamana Chikitsa is mentioned in the treatment of Utsangini. In contemporary science treatments are intralesional corticosteroid injection and surgical drainage. Ayurveda can provide safe and cost effective result in Chalazion. Here a case of Chalazion successfully treated with Ayurvedic management is recorded.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1228
Published: 2021-02-28
How to Cite
Dr. Syed Munawar Pasha. (2021). Ayurvedic management of chalazion - A Case Study. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 6(01), 316-318. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1228
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Vol. 6 No. 01 (2021): JAN-FEB
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Case Report

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