CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MATRA BASTI OF VARUN TAILA AND KANCHNAR GUGGULU IN VATASTHEELA (BPH)

Background and Objective: BPH is a senile disorder, which leads to urinary symptoms like incomplete empty- ing, urgency etc. 90 % of the males over 80 years of age have histological evidence of BPH. Acharya Sushruta has described Vatastheela, as a type of Mutraghata. Owing to the various medical and surgical complications while treating the disease, an Ayurvedic approach using classical medicines in the management of BPH is re- quired. This study was conducted clinical evaluation of Matra Basti of Varun Taila and Kanchnar Guggulu in Vatastheela (BPH). Aim: In this clinical study the aim was to evaluate the effects of Matra Basti of Varun Taila and Kanchnar Guggulu in the management of Vatastheela (BPH). Material and Methods: Random selection of patients was done from OPD of Shalya Tantra Patanjali Ayurved Hospital Haridwar. The study is approved by the ethics and research committee of the same institute vide its latter no PAC/IEC/2018-19/04 and CTRI Registrationnumber CTRI/ 2020/11/029404. Based on the Inclusion and exclusion criteria a total of 30 patients were selected. Kanchnar Guggulu 2 TAB BD for 3 months and Varun Talia 72 ml Matra Basti for 1week. Observation: As- sessment was made on subjective and objective parameters. Observations were recorded before and after treat- ment. The grading of parameters was used for statistical analysis. Results: The results showed marked relief in subjective and objective parameters. Moreover, this therapy was well accepted by all patients and did not cause any hindrance in their daily routine work during period of management. Conclusion: We can conclude that the effects of Matra Basti of Varun Taila and Kanchnar Guggulu were significant and free from any complication. Since this study was on small size sample further evaluation is needed to be done and study should be repeated with large sample for longer duration for its establishment. Keywords: Varun Taila, Kanchnar Guggulu, Vatastheela, BPH.