Effectiveness of Chitrakadi Vati in Grahani: A Case series

Abstract

Grahani Roga is a disease of Annavaha Srotas caused due to the production of Ama and Mandagni leading to improper digestion of ingested food, which moves either in Urdhwa or Adho-Marga. When it goes into Adho-marga, then it leads to Grahani Gada. So Agni plays an important role for producing this disease.The impairment of Agni (Mainly Mandagni) is responsible for the creation of Grahani Roga. Therefore, its main line of treatment is to treat agni i.e. give agni deepan medicine. Chitrakadi vati is one of the best agni deepan medicine. For these three patients diagnosed with grahani were selected and chitrakadi vati was given for a month the score of classical sign and symptom of grahani was assessed before and after treatment. There was significant improvement in assessed score