@article{Shukla_Sonambekar_Dixit_Pathak_2020, title={The Comparative clinical study of efficacy of Rohni Sikhta Taila, Rohni Sarjarasa Malahara & Rohni Ointment in the management of Agantuja Vranashotha with special reference to superficial thrombophlebitis}, volume={8}, url={https://ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/611}, abstractNote={<p class="s21"><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Superficial </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">thrombophlebitis</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">is inflammation of</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> the</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> vein</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> which is common complication of intravenous administration of drugs as by IV Cannulation. This</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> inflammatory condition</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> arises due to</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">local injury and microbial contamination. L</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">ocal </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">treatment seems better</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">than</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> systemic drugs</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and if not treated timely can cause cellulitis </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">and even suppuration</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Hence immediate treatment needed which includes topical ointment,</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Hand Elevation, Use of Antibiotics etc.</span></span></p> <p class="s22"><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Acharya </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sushruta</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> has mentioned a detail description of inflammatory swelling under the heading of </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vranashotha</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> IV Cannulation induced</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Superficial</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Thrombophlebitis</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> can be correlated with</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Aagantuja</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vrana</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">shotha</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">There are man</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">y modalities for treating this condition amongst which </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Lepa</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> is one of the important </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">measures</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">. &nbsp;</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">For this </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">purpose,</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> we </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">had </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">hypothesized</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> a drug, which could reduce local si</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">gns</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and symptoms of </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vranashotha</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">as </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">mentioned in various</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Ayurvedic</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">text.</span></span></p> <p class="s7"><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">In this study</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> we had prepared </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Roh</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">ni</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">iSiddha</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Taila</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> with </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">3 </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Kalka </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">dravya</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">like </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohitak</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">, </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Haridra</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15"> &amp; </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nirgundi</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> which was further divided into </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Roh</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">nii</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sikhta</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Taila</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> by mixing </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sikhta</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> (</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">i.e</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">beewax</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">),</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sarjarasa</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Malahara</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> by mixing </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sarjarasa</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">(</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">i.e</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Shala</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Niryasa</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> resin extract)</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> &amp; </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Ointment</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">(</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">i.e</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> &nbsp;with Alcohol extract + Petroleum Jelly)</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Considering the Initials of the </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Contents the Name </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> is derived as </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">By </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohitak</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">+</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Haridra</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">+</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nirgundi</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">. </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">15</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">patients</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">of</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Agantuja</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vranashotha</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> i.e.</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> superficial </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">thrombophlebitis</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> for each group </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">were</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> selected and treated with local application of</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sikhta</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Taila</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">, </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sarjarasa</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Malahara</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> &amp; </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15"> ointment </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">respectively</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">. </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">It was found that </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">all 3 </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">i.e</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sikhta</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Taila</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">, </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Sarjarasa</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Malahara</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> &amp; </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15"> ointment </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">are</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> effective in reducing the </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">signs</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and symptoms of </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vranasho</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">tha</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> with less or</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> more varying degree</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span></p> <p class="s7"><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">So,</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">it</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> would be concluded</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15"> that</span></span> <span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Rohni</span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15"> ointment </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">is </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">most </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">suitable to be used in large scale for treatment of </span></span><span class="s10"><span class="bumpedFont15">Vranshotha</span></span> <span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">with special reference to superficia</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">l </span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">thrombophlebitis</span></span><span class="s9"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span></p&gt;}, number={04}, journal={Ayurlog: National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science}, author={Shukla, Shruti and Sonambekar, Vinay and Dixit, Pankaj and Pathak, Santosh}, year={2020}, month={Jul.} }