Ksharavarti Prayoga (Alkali thread) in Puyalasa (Acute Dacryocystitis) : A Case Report

Dr. Sushobhitha M.; Dr. Sujathamma K.

doi:10.21760/jaims.v4i02.610

Dr. Sushobhitha M. Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of Post Graduate Studies in Shalakya Tantra, Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.
Dr. Sujathamma K. Professor & HOD, Dept. of Post Graduate Studies in Shalakya Tantra, Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swami Ayurvedic Medical College and Research Centre, Vijayanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v4i02.610

Keywords: Puyalasa, Dacryocystitis, Ksharavarti, Bidalaka, Raktamokshana

Abstract

Puyalasa, one among the Sandhigataroga can be correlated to dacryocystitis based on the symptomatology which includes swelling in inner canthus, which later undergoes suppuration causing thick purulent discharge. Dacryocystitis is the inflammation of the lacrimal sac. Management of acute dacryocystitis differs based on the stage. Puyalasa treatment includes Raktamokshana (blood letting), Upanaha (poultice) and other Vranashotha (inflammatory swelling) treatment. A 28 year old female patient diagnosed as Puyalasa (acute dacryocystitis) was treated with blood letting, Ksharavarti (alkali thread) insertion and Bidalaka (applying medicines in paste form over eyelids) and the results proved to be significant on the basis of clinical assessment.

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