World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A STUDY ON THE PROSPECTS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DUODENAL ULCER

Dr. Neelam Sajwan* and Dr. Swapnil Singhai

ABSTRACT

Duodenal ulcer is an ulcer on the mucosa of the duodenum, the beginning of the small intestine caused by the action of the gastric juice. It is the leading cause of physician visits worldwide. Pre-existing Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk for the subsequent development of either duodenal or gastric ulcer disease. Patients with duodenal ulcer will complain of pain that awakens them from sleep. Duodenal ulcer pain would manifest mostly 2–3 hours after the meal, when the stomach begins to release digested food and acid into the duodenum. Parinaam Shoola has almost similar symptomatology and causative factors as duodenal ulcer. Parinaam Shoola as the name itself suggests is a disease characterized by pain during the digestion of food. Management primarily aimed at patient’s education, avoidance of known causative factors, hospitalization, bed rest and prescription of special bland foods. Antacids and medications that block acid production have became the standard of therapy. Patients with H. pylori infection can be treated with antibiotics. Despite this treatment, there was a high recurrence of ulcers and some unwanted side effects. In Ayurveda, a treatment includes administration of Sanshodhana, Sanshamana, Nidan Parivarjana, Pathya-apathya and prevention of recurrences. Ayurvedic medicines are cost effective, easily available and safe for long term use.

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