25/06/2025
🌿✨ Transformative Healing Through Śāstrīya Ayurveda ✨🌿
📖 Each day of study under Vaidya Śrī Sakthi Kumar, a distinguished practitioner known for his unwavering commitment to addressing even the most complex clinical conditions with precision and empathy, deepens my reverence for Ayurveda.
Here’s a remarkable case of Ruddha Pātha Kāmalā (likely correlating with obstructive jaundice) that beautifully showcases the healing potential of authentic Ayurveda cikitsā.
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🧑⚕️ Lakṣaṇāni (Clinical Features):
🔸 Pīta varṇatā of Netra, Nakha, and Mutra (yellow discoloration)
🔸 Hāritha varṇa mālā (green stools)
🔸 Jvara (fever)
🔸 Agnimāndya (loss of appetite)
🔸 Klama (fatigue)
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📊 Liver Function Test (28.05.2025):
Parameter Value Reference Range
📊 Liver Function Test (28.05.2025)
🔹 Total Bilirubin — 5.1 mg/dL (Ref: 0.1–1.2)
🔹 SGPT (ALT) — 2015 U/L (Ref: 7–56)
🔹 SGOT (AST) — 673 U/L (Ref: 5–40)
🩺 Diagnosis: Ruddha Pādha Kāmalā — assessed through Nāḍi Parīkṣā, Lakṣaṇas, and Nidānas.
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🌿 Cikitsā (Therapeutic Protocol):
✅ Āuṣadha sevana (internal medicine)
✅ Virechana (therapeutic purgation)
✅ Anjana (collyrium application)
✅ Śirolepa (herbal application on scalp)
✅ Pāthya āhāra (prescribed dietary regimen)
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📈 Phala-prāpti (Clinical Outcome):
🗓 By Day 7:
✔️ Visible reduction in yellowish discoloration
✔️ Stool color normalized
✔️ Appetite and energy levels improved
✔️ No fever
✔️ Significant reduction in LFT values
🗓 By Day 14:
✔️ All symptoms resolved
✔️ Liver parameters near-normal
✔️ Progressive recovery with no recurrence
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🙏 Reflections:
This case reaffirmed my unwavering faith in the power of authentic Ayurveda Cikitsā Paddhati.
When applied with śāstra, yukti, and compassion, Ayurveda doesn’t merely manage disease—it restores harmony, health, and happiness to both patient and physician alike....
--Yat śāstram, tat siddhiḥ
– That which is rooted in śāstra always leads to success.
