Impaired digestion and its management

Fundamental and applied aspect of karma as kaarana in Ayurveda with special reference to langhana karma

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2013/04/003551

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Indigestion(Ama)

Interventions

Intervention1: Light diet in the form of soup of green gram: 250ml once a day for 3 days with total diet restriction

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having classical signs & symptoms of indigestion will be selected for the present study without any bars of sex, religion and occupation etc. The status of digestive power(Agni) will also be taken into consideration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients having age below 20 years and more than 60 years. Patients having any major systemic & chronic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertention etc. Patients having such conditions which are contraindicated for fasting therapy(Langhana Karma) as per Ayurvedic classics.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Langhana therapy is beneficial in indigestion(ama)Timepoint: till present study i.e. upto february 2013	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Lightness in body increase in enthusiasmTimepoint: till present study	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf R R Dwivedi

INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA

drshubhashre@gmail.com9428400109

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026