Clinical efficacy of oral pippalyadi churna in comparison with gandhak rasayana in Gilayu w.r.t. acute tonsillitis: A Comparative Study

Ayurveda is one of the most ancient systems of life, health and cure, deals with both the preventative and curative aspects of life in a more comprehensive way. The increasing refractory nature of infection caused by recently appearing drug resistance bacteria is a particular major clinical problem and to overcome above limitations and side effects it becomes necessary to elucidate another safe, economical cheap, therapy to treat tonsillitis and give better results, so a lot of can be done to support and attain tonsil health, naturally through the traditional medicine. Ayurvedic literature shows that Gilayu is having kaphaj dominant entity and this kapha dosha vitiates the rakta dhatu mainly in the oral cavity as the seat of disease. In the management of gilayu, sushruta advised bhedan shastrakarma, while vagbhata and chakradatta advised use of bitter, pungent taste drugs with hot potencies. So, in this study, tikta rasapradhan drugs in compound formulation of pippalyadi churna as trial group chikitsa (30 patients) were selected and gandhak rasayan as control group (30 patients) were selected. Aim- To study clinical efficacy of oral pippalyadi churna in comparison with gandhak rasayana in Gilayu w.r.t. Acute tonsillitis. Objectives-• To assess the effect of compound formulation of oral pippalyadi churna for in gilayu w.r.t. acute tonsillitis• To assess the effect of gandhak rasayana in gilayu w.r.t. acute tonsillitis. • Comparison in between oral pippalyadi churna in comparison with gandhak rasayana gilayu w.r.t. acute tonsillitis. This was Comparative, open, randomized, clinical study study. The effect of study shows that oral pippalyadi churna provided better relief comparative to gandhak rasayan in the management of gilayu w.s.r to acute tonsillitis.