A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF " KANCHNARA GUGGULU AND VIR-TARVADI GANA KASHAYA " IN MANAGEMENT OF B.P.H (BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA)

Medical as well as surgical treatment of Benign prostate hyperplasia, despite a long history of credentials and conduct, still poses a challenge to medical fraternity in terms of finding satisfactory cure of the disease. This clinical study was done to evaluate the synergetic therapeutic and clinical effect of the Kanchnara Guggulu with Vir-tarvadi Gana Kashaya in the management of Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). 28 patients of BPH vis-a-vis Vatashthila were studied, who were randomly selected. Modified Boyarsky scoring system and International prostate symptoms score was taken for subjective assessment. Ultrasonically assessed weight and size of prostate and post voidal residual urine were criterion for objective evaluation. The total IPSS was improved by 76.17% from 25.785 ± 3.224 to 6.142 ± 2.304. The reduction in symptom score was highly significant (t = 32.249, p < 0.001).The score of “quality of life” had shown 80.58% improvement. The prostate weight was reduced by 3.01% from the mean value 48.978 ± 16.457 gm to 47.5035 ± 17.314 gm. The reduction in volume of post voidal residual urine from 47.893 ± 42.99 ml to 10.678 ± 16.129 ml was noted. The result shows that the action of drugs Kanchnar Guggulu and Virtarvadi Gana Kashaya are not only over physiologic component but also over the anatomical component of pathogenesis.