Dr. Shivshankar Rajput, Dr. Shweta Mata
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
Introduction: The woman is beautiful thing created in the world. For the cosmetic point of view woman should be taken into care for preventive measures not to develop the disease Kikkisa. Ayurveda offers several formulations for the management of Kikkisa. So the aim of this work was to review and Meta-analyze the effectiveness of different Ayurvedic managements in Kikkisa. Materials and methods: Relevant Ayurvedic treatise, text book of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, previous available research work were thoroughly studied along with extensive exploration of various search engines such as Google search, Medscape, Pubmed and other relevant databases using keywords like Kikkisaroga, striae gravidarum etc. Main outcome measures were severity of itching, number, color and length of Kikkisa. These parameters were graded from 0-4 according to severity. Number, color and length were assessed by taking photographs of the affected part. Results: Of 19 articles identified, 10 articles were finally selected for review. Of the 10 studies, 07 Randomized and 03 Non Randomized controlled clinical trials on 06 Taila, 02 Ghrit, 02 Lepa, 02 Cream and 01 Ointment with a total of 370 patients were included. Statistically significant results were obtained in favor of most of the Ayurvedic formulations in subjective and objective parameters. Conclusion: Among this review study, Karaveera-karanja patra siddha Taila, Kumaryadi Cream, Chandan mrinala Lepa etc. are suggested as the treatment of choice for Kikkisa. No adverse events were observed in all trials.