Abstract
Background: Shalakyatantra is among one of specialties of Ashtanga Ayurveda which deals with diseases occurring above clavicle, so it mainly deals with sense organs, the disease affecting them and their man-agement. Among these sense organ eyes are one. Pterygium term is derived from Latin word ‘Pterygion’ means a wing, so it is wing shaped fold of conjunctiva encroaching upon the cornea from either side within the interpalpebral fissure. Etiology of Pterygium is not definitely known but the disease is more common in people living in hot climates. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated with Arma. Arma is Shuklagat Roga. Purpose: There is no conservative treatment in modern science, so we planned to search the result of Pip-palyadi Gutika Anjana. Method: In present study 5 patients were selected and treated with Pippalyadi Gutika Anjana for 45 days. Subjective parameters like redness, watering and foreign body sensation and objective parameters like length and thickness of pterygium were adapted. Results and Conclusion: Pippalayadya Gurika Anjana have a Lekhana Tridoshashamaka Raktashodhaka, Chakhushya and Rasayana. A significant relief was found in symptom like Redness, watering and foreign body sensation.
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