TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF PAPAYA - TANKAN KSHAR SUTRA IN RECURRENT PILONIDAL SINUS

*Jaiswal Ashwani Kumar; Gupta Ajay kumar; Jaiswal Ruchi

*Jaiswal Ashwani Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of ShalyaTantra, Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan Avum Anusandhan Sansthan, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Gupta Ajay kumar Professor, P.G. Department of Shalya Tantra, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar) Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Uttarakhand
Jaiswal Ruchi Internee, Rishikul Campus (Haridwar) Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Uttarakhand

Keywords: Nadivrana, Pilonidal sinus, Kshara karma, Papaya-Tankankshar sutra.

Abstract

Shalya Tantra is a branch of Ayurveda which deals with surgical as well as parasurgical procedures like Kshar karma, Agnikarma & Raktamokshana. This study elicits a case report of a recurrent Pilonidal sinus treated by the intervention of Papaya-Tankan Kshar Sutra, which cured and demolished the symptoms. The incidence of Pilonidal sinus is approximately 26 / 100,000; it is a benign disease that occurs in young adults in the age group of 15 - 30 years after puberty when sex hormones are known to affect pilosebaceous glands & change healthy body hair growth. The etiology and pathogenesis of Pilonidal sinus are not clear although the disease is thought to be related to the accumulation of weak and lifeless hair in the intergluteal region. Over time, foreign body reaction occurs, causing abscess and sinus formation. Pilonidal sinus can be correlated with Nadivrana in Ayurveda. Acharya Sushruta the father of surgery has described Nadivrana first time in detail including etiological factors, classifications, symptomatology, pathology, complications & its management in a most scientific manner.