A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF NAGARADYA CHURNA IN GRAHANI ROGA

Grahani Roga is one of the leading disorders of Annavaha Srotasa. It is mentioned in classics that root cause of all the diseases is Mandagni, which occurs due to improper following of dietary regimen and daily routine. The main site of Agni is Grahani the part of intestine between Amashaya & Pakwashaya. Therefore disturbance in function of Agni leads the disorder known as Grahani Roga. The symptoms of Grahani Roga are similar to mal-absorption syndrome, coeliac disease, tropical sprue, and irritable bowel disease as described in modern medical science. Grahani Roga is treated by Shamana and Samsodhana Chikitsa. Deepana Pachana drugs are useful to enhance the potency of Agni. Now the need of Ayurvedic medicine arises to fill this lacuna. there are number of preparation described in Ayurveda text and Nagaradya Churna in one among them and it has wonderful propertiese that helps in curing Grahani Roga . Thus Ayurvedic treatment is more effective in managing the patients of Grahani Roga by breaking the pathogenesis due to Deepana-Pachana, Grahi, and Srotoshodhaka properties.