study of laxative effect of Shunti Haritaki and Guda Haritaki in constipation

Conceptual & Applied Study on Karma & its relationship with Guna w.s.r. to Anulomana Karma - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/066750

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K929- Disease of digestive system, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having Madhyama koshtha and age between 18 to 60 years Patients having minimum 2 symptoms of Anaha from Mala Pravritti related diagnostic criteria and minimum 3 symptoms from associated diagnostic criteria Patient with chronicity not more than 6 months (A)Symptoms related to Mala Pravritti (Defecation). Purish Sanga/Apravruti (stasis of stool) Kruchharen Purisha Pravruti (difficulty in defecation) Chirat Purisha Pravruti (taking long time in defecation) Shushka Mala (hard stool) (B)Associated Symptoms Adhmana (bloating of Abdomen) Atopa (gurgling sound) Udara Shoola (pain in abdomen) Udara Gaurava (heaviness of abdomen) Udgaradhikya (eruption) Hrillasa (nausea) Aruchi (anorexia) Shirah Shoola (headache)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age of patients less than 18 years or more than 60 years Patients having major systemic disease like cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, Diabetes mellitus Patients suffering from chronic major G.I. tract disorders like Ulcerative Colitis, G.E.R.D., Dysentery, Celiac Disease and Diverticulitis will be also excluded Pregnant women and Lactating mothers Drug induced Purishaja Anaha Where Anaha is a symptom of other diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relief in the subjective parameters of the purishaja anaha(constipation) like Purish Sanga/Apravruti(stasis of stool) Kruchharen Purisha Pravruti(difficulty in defecation) Chirat Purisha Pravruti(taking long time in defecation) Shushka Mala (hard stool) Timepoint: 10 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to evaluate the comparative Anulomana(Carminative) effect of Haritaki either with Guda or Shunti. Timepoint: 10 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Hitesh A Vyas

Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda

vdhavyas@itra.edu.in09426433231

Outcome results