Ayurvedic Management of Vataja Pratishyaya W.S.R to Allergic Rhinitis (Ar): A Single Case Study

.


1.INTRODUCTION:
The prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in India in 22% i .Allergic Rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal membrane.It occurs when an allergen like pollen, dust or animal dander is inhaled by a person.The characteristic symptoms of Allergic rhinitis are rhinorrhoea,sneezing, itching, nasal congestion and obstruction ii .Everyday each individual gets exposed to a number of chemical and biological agents present within the environment.Some of these agents like food and drug are useful to the body, some others like micro-organisms are generally harmful to the body.Rhinitis is an inflammation of the moistlining (mucous membrane) of the nose, caused by reaction to an irritant, this leads to attacks of sneezing, nasal discharge or a blocked nose.Excess mucus can also drip into the throat and cause soreness.Allergic Rhinitis if not treated leads to otitis media, Eustachian tube dysfunction, sinusitis, nasal polyps, allergic conjunctivitis, and atopic eczema.In children also, physical, social, psychological wellbeing and academic performance is adversely suffering from the illness.Allergy means an abnormal reaction of body tissues to some foreign substances which are usually protenious in nature and are called allergens.In response to Allergen the body produces specific Antibody.The immunoglobulin which plays a vital role in Allergic Rhinitis is IgE.

CASE REPORT
A 30-year-old male patient came to Shalakya Tantra ENT OPD I.T.R.A Jamnagar, with the complaints of Running nose, Excessive Sneezing, Nasal obstruction, Itching of the nasal cavity since 15 days and after systematic review he was diagnosed as Vataja Pratishyaya.Patient was apparently okay before 15 days, then he has visited a different area which was dusty and it also lead to some climatic changes.After that the patient has manifested the aforesaid symptoms.Patient has same manifestation since 5 years.Patient has taken cetirizine tablets(5mg) in the evening for the management of the disease condition but did not get satisfactory relief.So, Patient has come to Shalakya Tantra ENT OPD for the Ayurvedic management of the disease condition.

HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS
The subject has no systemic illness.

PERSONAL HISTORY
Aharaja : Vegetarian Viharaja : Day sleep for 1 hour Habbits: No any addiction

FAMILY HISTORY
No any significant history related to the disease was found.

Pathya
The patient was advised not to consume cold water, food substances which are hard to digest (Guru Ahara) and causing obstruction of body channels (Abhishyandi) like curd (Dadhi), milk (Ksheera), black gram (Masha), dry and hard food items (Ruksha, Katina Anna) like Bhakri, sleeping with head inclining down in prone position (Adhomukha Shayana), and sleeping during the day (Divaswapna).Patient is advised to wear mask while going outside, consume warm water and food.