Study on the effect of Ayurveda on ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory bowel disease with a relapsing course. It is a very difficult condition that affects patients in the most active phase of their lives, i.e. between the ages of 20 and 40. The main features are ano-rectal bleeding with increased frequency of defecation, generalized weakness and abnormal structural pathology in the descending colon, especially the sigmoid colon (sigmoid colon or sigmoid loop). In modern medicine, there is no permanently curative and safe treatment for this condition.

This 2010 study may help reduce the need for steroids and surgical procedures in patients with ulcerative colitis. A clinical trial involving 43 patients with ulcerative colitis was conducted in the O.P.D. (out patient department) and I.P.D. (in patient department) of P. D. Patel Ayurveda Hospital, Nadiad. They were given Udumbara kvatha basti with oral Ayurvedic medicines including Kutaj ghan vati, Udumbarakvatha and a combination of Musta, Nagakesara, Lodhra, Mukta panchamrut rasa for a period of one month.

The results were statistically analyzed using the t-test. The researchers found that the symptoms and signs, daily dose of steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs were reduced by more than 75%, with the result being highly significant. Hemoglobin levels were also increased.