A Comparative Clinical Study on Karpasasthyadi and Kolakulathadi Choorna Pinda Sweda in Katigraha

Background: Katigraha, a Vataja Nanatmaja Vyadhi is a Swedayogya condition. Low back pain is one among the perennial problems and surveys reveal that four out of five people around the world are incapacitated by this condition at some time in their lives. Swedana plays a major role in relieving the stiffness, heaviness and coldness of the body and induces sweating. Choorna Pinda Sweda is one among Sankara Sweda and is performed with bolus of medicinal powders. Objectives: In the present study Karpasasthyadi Choorna and Kolakulathadi Choorna both of which have Vatakaphahara properties, were taken up for the comparative study. Method: Sample size of 40 patients were selected for the study and randomly assigned into 2 groups with 20 patients in each group. Group KP was treated with Karpasasthyadi Choorna Pinda Sweda and Group KK was treated with Kolakulathadi Choorna Pinda Sweda for 7 days. Results: Results were statistically insignificant in the criteria of pain, stiffness, tenderness, forward bending, backward bending, right lateral flexion, rotation and walking time at pandgt;0.05. Only left lateral flexion was statistically significant at pandlt;0.05. Conclusion: Karpasasthyadi and Kolakulathadi Choorna Pinda Sweda provided equal effect to the patients of Katigraha.