Title
Management of haemorrhoids using siddha formulation Kuppaimeni samoola Churanam – A Pilot Study
Authors
R Gayatri*,1, S Vinayak2, Gnanaraj Johnson Christian1, P. Hrudayakumari1, Ramamurthy Murugan1, Elansekaran Selladurai1, V. Srinivasan1, A. Shakthi Paargavi1, Saravanasingh Karan Chand Mohan Singh3 & Karthi Senthil1
Affiliation
1Department of Noi Naadal, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram, Sanatorium, Chennai - 47, India; 2Siddha Central Research Institute (SCRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Udal Koorugal, National Institute of Siddha Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Gayatri.R - E - mail: dr.gayatri.nis@gmail.com; gayatri.r@eauth.in
Vinayak S - E - mail: drvinayak.ccrs@gmail.com
Gnanaraj Johnson Christian – E - mail: christianvijila@gmail.com; assoprof-nn.nis-tn@gov.in
P.Hrudayakumari - E - mail: hrudayapavi@gmail.com;
Ramamurthy Murugan - E - mail: ramsnis@gmail.com; lect2-nn.nis-tn@gov.in
Elansekaran Selladurai - E - mail: sekarnis78@gmail.com; lect1-nn.nis-tn@gov.in
V Srinivasan - E - mail: seenunis47@gmail.com; lect3-nn.nis-tn@gov.in
A Shakthi Paargavi - E - mail: spaargavi@gmail.com
Saravanasingh Karan Chand Mohan Singh - E - mail: k.saravanasingh@gmail.com
Karthi Senthil - E - mail: drkarthibsms38@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received October 1, 2024; Revised November 5, 2024; Accepted November 5, 2024, Published November 5, 2024
Abstract
Hemorrhoids are a very common anorectal condition characterized by symptomatic enlargement and distal dislodgment of anal cushions which mainly affects the quality of life. Siddha herbal medicine Kuppaimeni (Acalypha Indica) is indicated for haemorrhoids, was used in this pilot study to catalogue the feasibility of Kuppaimeni samoola choornam in the management of first, second, and third- degree internal Hemorrhoids, along with a dietary regimen, of including two fig fruits in the daily diet. Ten participants were selected for the study and they underwent medication with a drug administration calendar period of forty – eight days. Prognosis was assessed by using Hemorrhoids Symptoms Severity (HSS) Scoring. The study findings of KSC are: among the ten cases, eight subjects got complete relief from symptoms after 48 days of medication. HSS scoring reduced to zero for all (8) first and second degree hemorrhoid cases and these 8 cases never had repeated episodes in follow-up time (5 years of follow-up after withdrawing medication). This study suggests the feasibility of using KSC in treating first and second-degree internal hemorrhoids.
Keywords
Kuppaimeni samoola chooranam, hemorrhoids, moolam, siddha
Citation
Gayatri et al. Bioinformation 20(11): 1461-1466 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
