Study of the efficacy of Karunai Kizhanguth and uchoornam (Typhoniumtrilobatum) on clinical patients suffering from Moolanoi (Haemorrhoids) at Vadamaraddchy area, Jaffna

Abstract

The disease moolaroga is caused by eating Jams (Excluding KarunaiKizhangu) hot food items in excess, taking dull food, sitting in a position at long duration ,riding at horse backs, practicing yoga excessively, suppressing breathing women at the period of expecting a child, hereditary (K.N. Kuppusamy mudaliyar-1989, yogi maamunivar-1998)

The common symptoms are faeces passing out in very dried condition, passing out in the form of pieces of curd, passing out in pointed form and blossoming like lotus bud and air passing out, along with that, like drops of honey coming out from lotus flower. Faeces come out in liquidized state with noise of pouring of water. There will be pain when the stools pass out, blood will bleed out,

To study the efficacy of Karunaikizhanguthandu - choornam in clinical patients suffering from moolarogam. It is a Quasi experimental study conducted at Govt Siddha Ayurvedic clinics functioning under vadamarachy area. A population of 90 patients both males and females between the age of 30-60 yrs were selected. Patients reporting with irritation and itching at the anus, constipation, bleeding after daefacation, burning sensation at the anal canal, aching discomfort and exacerbated by daefacation were selected for observation. Patients with thrombosed or strangulated haemorrhoids with acute pain, third degree piles remain outside of the anal canal margin and severe anaemia were excluded in this study. This choornam consist of Typhoniumtrilobatum based on a recommendation of Murugesamuthaliyar, Gunapadam –part -1 and K.N KupusamyMudaliyar- Siddha Maruthuvam.

Among the selected 90 patients were treated with this choornam at the rate of 5 gram for a period of 48- 49 days by oral administration twice a day with ghee

Continuous observation of the patients was done at weekends. With this observation was continued for 49 days. Continuous observations on signs and symptoms such as irritation, constipation, and itching in anal region were gradually disappeared among 80% of patients at the end of two weeks. Other signs such as bleeding after defecation , burning sensation around the anal canal, discomfort and pain exacerbated by defecation were recorded in 70% of the above 80% of patients until 5th week and these were disappeared gradually during 6- 7th weeks. 10% of the patients were not corporate with the treatment. . Who observed all diet restrictions. But no significant changes were observed in 10 % of the patients of using this chooranam who ignored above food restriction. 10% of the patients were not corporate with the treatment. The result reveals that this KarunaiKilanguthandu - choornam is the best healer of moolanoi and it ensured no any adverse effects among users in study area.