Abstract

Monica Salaria* and Aditya

ABSTRACT

The Amalpitta is one among the several GIT upsets. It is the root cause of many other ailments, as shuktatva is told to be the reason of indigestion, grahani, atisar etc. Today’s human is following almost all nidanas of the Amalpitta like improper food intake, untimely food intake, junk foods, divaswapan, ratrijagran etc. This all leads to disturbance in digestion and improperly digested matter becomes shukta or amal. Most of the patients visiting the health centres complain of hyperacidity, GORD and resultant conditions such as peptic ulcers. The increased use on NSAIDS is a strong cause besides the dietary habits and nature of diet. Thus, restriction or decrease in use of such drugs and diet, change in dietary habits and intake of Ayurvedic treatment can be the game changer. Some yogic procedures as Dhouti can also be very useful. The line of treatment explained in Ayurveda is vamana, virechana procedures which take some time for completion and bed rest also. This is difficult for present society to do such procedures so the frequently useful drugs should be studied for the purpose. Shatavari, Amalaki and Yashtimadhu are among the drugs that will be evaluated on the basis of Pharmacological properties and already done research studies.