A placebo-controlled clinical evaluation ofKharjurapakainMamsakshaya.
BACKGROUND
The world is facing most of the health problems due to nutritional imbalance, andMamsakshaya(wasting) is one of them.Mamsakshayaexplained inKiyantahshirasiya Adhyayacan be considered as a separate entity, and it can be correlated withKarshya vyadhi.Mamsakshayaoccurs due to diminishedPrithviandJala Mahabhutain the body and also due to improper diet and environmental factors.Kharjurapaka(KP) is havingPrithviandJala Mahabhutadominance andGuru(heavy),Shita(cold),Snigdha(unctuous)Guna(property) which are similar to conjugation ofMamsa Dhatu.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to evaluateBrimhana(nourishment) effect of KP on having signs and symptoms ofMamsakshayapatients.


METHODS
The study was therapeutic, interventional, randomized placebo controlled clinical trial carried out on 34 patients ofMamsakshaya. Patients were divided into two Groups. In Group A (trial group), KP (20 g) once in a day with normal water was administered for 30 days, and in Group B (control group), placebo tablet (500 mg) of roasted wheat flour for 30 days duration was administered. Effect of therapy was assessed on subjective and objective parameters, anthropometrical parameters such as body mass index (BMI), weight, and chest circumference.


RESULTS
It was found that Group A showed significant results in BMI and sign and symptom ofMamsakshayain comparison to Group B.


CONCLUSIONS
KP showed better efficacy in comparison with placebo group.
Department of Basic Principles, Institute for Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Sujata P
SP
Dhoke
Department of Basic Principles, Institute for Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Rambabu
R
Dwivedi
Department of Basic Principles, Institute for Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Mahesh
M
Vyas
Bhrimhana; Karshya; Kharjurapaka; Mamsakshaya