A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF GODANTI BHASMA AGAINST BALAPOSHAKA CHURNA IN MANAGEMENT OF BALASHOSHA W.S.R. TO PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION

Total years in practice: 12
ABSTRACT
Title:
A Randomized Controlled
Trial Of Godanti Bhasma Against Balaposhaka Churna In Management Of Balashosha
W.S.R. To Protein Energy Malnutrition
Yogesh Shivaji Chavan1 Dr.G Jai2
Background
& Objective: Today Pediatric malnutrition
constitutes a major public health problem in India & other countries of
third world. Lots of attempts have been made to minimize this at National level
but these are not sufficient. Therefore Indigenous system of medicine
especially Ayurvediy rasasastra can play major role in providing health to
children.
Design:
A Randomized controlled trial was conducted.
Methods:
30 number of participants were selected from nearby rural Govt. UP School,
Velliyakulam (Chertala) satisfying the inclusion & exclusion criteria. They
were randomly divided in two groups. The trial drug Godanti bhasma is
administered in study group & Balaposhaka churna in control group for
duration of 1 month. Follow up taken after completion of medicine & after 3
months. Assessment based on blood values & clinical features was done
before & after the treatment. The results were statistically analyzed &
compared in between two groups.
Findings:
The
participants were in the age group of 5 to 12 years with mean age 8.89yrs. The
study included nineteen females and eleven male participants. The mean weight
was 19.40 with a S.D. of 2.28. After the
treatment weight, height, MUAC, S.Albumin was significantly increased in both
the groups.In symptomatic evaluation both drug were significantly effective,
But the trial drug was more effective on height gain, Mukha snigdhata, Netra
snigdhata & S.Albumin than
the control drug.
Conclusion:
Godanti
bhasma is effective in management of Balashosha (Protein energy malnutrition).
Key
Words: Godanti bhasma, Protein energy malnutrition,
Balaposhaka churna
1 MD(Ay) Scholar,
Dept of Rasasastra, Govt. Ayurveda College, Tripunithura, Kerala. 2 Professor, Dept
of Rasasastra, Govt. Ayurveda College, Tripunithura, Kerala.