Ayurvedic Approach for Management of Liver Parenchymal Disease: A Case Study

Abstract

Diseases of liver, biliary tract and pancreas are grouped under Grahani and Udar Roga. These triode has been narrated as places of Agni i.e., digestion, metabolism and assimilation. Agni refers to digestion and metabolism mechanism of human body and normal physiology of Agni is essential for maintenance of healthy status. Its vitiation leads to different ailments especially disorders of GIT. Liver parenchymal diseases were considered as Udar Roga. Alcohol has been identified as the major cause of liver parenchymal disease, but the ancient Ayurveda scholar Acharya Charaka identified different causes like drinking cold beverages/cold water after heavy food, eating unwholesome food in indigestion, diseases of other visceral organs, and piles, etc. Present management options for liver parenchymal disease is limited, liver transplant is costly management and has limitation of getting donor and bears risk. Ayurveda with its holistic approach of management offers management options with low risk, and better general wellbeing control of symptoms with oral medicaments or simple OPD based procedures. Author has treated liver parenchymal disease and remarkable improvement in symptoms and general wellbeing has been observed. Marked improvement was observed in cases chronic liver parenchymal disease, pancreatic calculus, hydatid cysts with only Ayurveda medicaments (mostly herbal treatment). The clinical success stories would be dealt in details in full paper.