A Clinical Study on the Management of Peenasa (Atrophic Rhinitis) with Vyaghri Haritaki Lehya

Background The disease Peenasa is characterized by nasaavarodha nasakledata nasashosha and gandhaajnana. It is considered to be dominant with vata and kapha. Though it is not a life-threatening illness it could interfere with routine activities thereby affecting quality of work and life in many individuals. Atrophic rhinitis is a condition characterized by inflammation and atrophy of the nasal mucosa often resulting in foul-smelling nasal discharge nasal obstruction and dryness of nose. Vyaghri Haritaki Lehya the oral medication described in the classical text Bhaishajya Ratnavali was selected for the study. This medicine acts by removing undigested products increasing digestive fire and redirecting vitiated vata and kapha.Methodsnbsp The main objective of the trial was to study the efficacy of Vyaghri Haritaki Lehya in the management of Peenasa. Twenty patients received Vyaghri Haritaki Lehya and this was administered internally at a dose of 10 grams twice daily after food for a period of seven days.Results Out of twenty patients treated one patient showed a very good response eighteen patients experienced moderate relief while one patient showed poor response. Nasa kledata was predominantly relieved 50 while least response was noted with the Gandhajnana 10.5. Nasavarodha was relieved by 28.2 while dryness of the nose showed an improvement of 18.8.Conclusion Classical clinical and statistical evidence clearly indicates that the drug Vyaghri Haritaki Lehya is highly effective in the management of Peenasa.