State of the art towards management of Atisara (Diarrhoea) with special reference to Dhanvantari Nighantu

Abstract

Allopathic drugs having limitation on the management of Atisara (Diarrhoea) because there are so many adverse effect and antibiotic resistance, so we can not use these medicines for long time. So it needed so search for herbal remedies in ayurvedic scripture like Dhanvantari Nighantu. Out off 703 drugs total 13 drugs having Atisaraghna (antidiarrhoeal) property which belongs to different vargas. Result shows that out off 13 drugs 6 drugs are belonging from Guduchyadi varga (4.68%), 4 drugs are from Shatpushpadi varga (7.4%), 2 drugs are from Chandanadi varga (2.53%) and 1 drug from Karviradi varga (1.33%).[1] Out of these 13 drugs some are useful for Amatisara and some are for Pakvatisara.