ABSTRACT

Pin worms are particularly common in pre-school and kindergarten children, with prevalence rates in this age group having reported as high as 61% in India. As per Ayurvedic literature, Pureeshaja krimi can be correlated with Enterobius vermicularis (pin worms), as itching in the anal region (gudakandu), impaired appetite (agnimandhya), pain in the abdomen (udarashoola), constipation (vibanda), diarrahoea (vidbheda), discolouration (vaivarnyatha) are the clinical features of pureeshaja krimi which are similar to the clinical features of Enterobius vermicularis infestation. A 5 year old male child attended the out-patient department of Kaumarabhritya, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan district, Karnataka state, India with complaints of recurrent anal itching and presence of small white worms in stool since last six months. The present article is discussing about the Ayurveda line of management in treating Pureeshaja krimi (Enterobius vermicularis) in children. Keywords: Pureeshaja krimi, Enterobius vermicularis, gudakandu, udarashoola, vibanda, vidbheda
Publication date: 01/01/2024

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.1.7711