Article: HIJJALA (BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA) PASTE EXTERNAL APPLICATION IN CHARMAKEELA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COMMON WARTS: A CASE STUDY

Article Category: Case Reports

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.1712

Pages: 4-6

Author: Sahana Kamath *

Abstract: A case study taken up with an attempt to study the efficacy of the folklore drug in the wart shed off. A female aged 22yrs, Professional college student, complains of skin lesion over right index finger since 1.5 years. After few months it was painful to grip things using the affected finger, hence approached Shalyatantra OPD of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda, Hospital and Research Centre, Kuthpady, Udupi for complete cure of the same. The single smooth flat soft brown lesion of 1.9 mm was diagnosed as Common wart (Palmar). HijjaIa (Barringtonia racemosa) is Laghu(light) Ruksha(dry), Teekshna (penetrating) Ushnaveerya, (hot potency) Lekhana (scrapping effect). Hence, the case was chosen to be managed using external application of Hijjala (Barringtonia racemosa) seeds paste over warts daily for a period of 16 days. On 8^thday there was ease to grip, reduction in pain, with 40% reduction in size of the wart. On 15^th day there was complete shed off wart leaving even scar without discolouration or recurrence till date (after 1.8 yrs). The drug powder has weakly acidic pH, 20 micrometre Particle size, less water soluble, Carr’s index poor flow of powder. This state that the folklore drug powder is a good at paste form with a better absorbability, weakly acidic resulting in graded excision of warts.

Keyword: Hijjala, Charmakeela, Shed of Common warts