Article: TOPICAL APPLICATIONS IN AYURVEDA FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ANAL FISSURES: A REVIEW

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.15248

Pages: 104-106

Author: Jyoti N. Shinde *, Swati U. Kapgate, Vaishnavi H. Hande

Abstract: Anorectal fissures are a common ailment where the lining of the anal canal breaks or fractures painfully. Using a variety of topical treatments, traditional Ayurvedic medicine provides a comprehensive approach to control anal fissures. The purpose of this thorough analysis is to assess the efficacy of various Ayurvedic therapies for anal fissures, with an emphasis on the length of therapy and the rates of recovery linked to these interventions. A wide variety of Ayurvedic topical treatments, such as herbal ointments, medicinal oils, and formulations enhanced with natural constituents, are methodically analysed in this paper. To study the effect of various local applications in Ayurveda on treating fissures-in-ano. The text was collected from the classical Ayurvedic literature. Different research papers published in national and international journals were analysed systemically to determine their effectiveness in terms of duration of treatment and healing rate. According to the aforementioned study, numerous clinical trials were carried out in Ayurveda to demonstrate the efficacy of different local applications for the treatment of anal fissures, with a promising success rate. In three to four weeks, most of the fissures were observed to have fully healed. This study suggests that surgery can be avoided if anal fissure patients receive treatment in the initial stage with topical applications like ghrita, taila, malahara, pichu, guda varti, or guda basti.

Keyword: Anal Fissure, Parikartika, Local applications in Ayurveda.