Abstract
Striae gravidarum is a physiological skin change that many pregnant women experience during pregnancy. Striae gravidarum do not pose a health risk. However, they are often symptomatic, causing itching and discomfort as well as psychological distress in pregnant women , when severe. Kikkisa is a common disorder which occurs at the late phase of se cond trimester. Almost all pregnant women (75 - 90 %) of the world suffer from Kikkisa (Striae Gravidarum). The aim of this study wa s to evaluate clinical efficacy of Nimba taila in Kikkisa. This study was planned on 30 patients. In present study, 30 clinica lly diagnosed Kikkisa patients were administered with external application of Nimba taila . Result obtained from study revealed that Nimba taila showed significant improvement in relieving the subjective criteria’s viz. Itching ( Kandu) , Burning (Vidah) Disc oloration (Vaivarnta) . It has also shown good result in objective criteria’s like Width of the lesion, length of the lesion and area of lesion . No untoward reactions were observed in both the groups throughout the study period.
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