AYURVEDIC SURGICAL APPROACH IN BAHALA VARTHMA –

A CASE PRESENTATION

Corresponding Author: Dr.PundareekakshaRao,M.D,Assistant Professor, Dept. of Shalakya

Tantra, Ayurveda College, Coimbatore. dr.pundareeayush@gmail.com, 09492500902

Abstract:

Ayurveda is a well tested medical science following in India from ancient time. Acharya

Susrutha has enlisted Bahalavrthma under twenty one types of Varthmagatha roga. It is one

of the inflammatory disorder of the eyelids. In modern science this disease can be correlated

with multiple chalazion or multiple stye, nearest clinical entity. Eye lid become swollen is the

cardinal feature of this disease associated with same colored multiple follicles in eye lids.

Excision is one of the surgical procedure following in Allopathic medicine along with topical

and oral anti inflammatory and analgesic drugs. Even advanced Allopathic surgery as an

effective which is not devoid of getting reoccurrence of the disease. Hence, Ayurvedic

surgical therapy has been tried. First we adapted Bidalaka for three days, and then followed

by Lekana karma. Bidalaka is one among the Kriyakalpa according to Acharya Sarangadhara

and Lekana karma is one of the Astavidha Sastrakarma, plays a vital choice in order to

eliminate the disease and maintain healthy status of eye lids. The surgical procedure was

done followed by Pratisarana and Sekam, and given oral medications for reducing pain and

inflammation. This presentation is an attempt to highlight ancient surgical procedure in

present era, and the details will be discussed in the oral presentation.

Key words: Ayurveda, Bahala varthma, Multiple Chalazion, Multiple stye, Lekana karma,

Bidalaka, Pratisarana, Sekam.