Ayurvedic Interventions in Yakrutodar (Alcoholic Liver Disease): A Case Study
Author : Jyoti Mehta, Anita Sharma, Dinesh Kumar Kumawat, Reena Jajoria and Mukesh Prajapati
Abstract :
Introduction: Alcohol is a hydroxy derivative of aliphatic hydrocarbons. The main type of alcohol, which is used as alcohol consumption is ethanol. According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 134.7 million Americans aged 12 and older, accounting for 47.5% of this age group, reported alcohol consumption within the past month. A systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2023 reported that the prevalence of alcohol-associated liver disease among individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) was 51.0% (95% CI, 11.1%–89.3%). Three types of Alcoholic Liver Diseases are recognized on the basis of various pathological changes seen in the liver. In Ayurveda, it has been explained under the heading of Yakrutodara Roga (It is included in Pleehodara roga by Aacharya Charak).
Clinical Findings: A 48-year-old Hindu married male patient had complaints of loss of appetite, weakness, anorexia, abdominal pain (in the right hypochondrium and epigastric regions) after the intake of food, and abdominal distension for the past 3 months. His sleeping pattern had been disturbed.
Diagnosis: The assessment was based on clinical symptoms, laboratory investigations and ultrasonography (before and after the treatment).
Intervention: Yakrut Shool Vinashini Vati and other medications were given for a period of 15 days.
Result: Significant changes in laboratory investigations and ultrasonography were observed, along with improvements in clinical signs and symptoms.
Conclusion: Ayurvedic treatment can be an effective, low-cost, and safe solution for the management of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Keywords :
Alcoholic Liver Diesase, Yakrut Shool Vinashini Vati, Yakrit Dalyodara.
