ABSTRACT

Despite of remarkable advances in medicines and focused government policies, pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) still remains a major problem. Even the anti-tubercular treatment (ATT) drugs may affect health due to their hepatic and gastro-intestinal side effects. The traditional medicine systems such as Ayurveda are providing treatment as Rajayakshma Chikitsa, even before the ATT was prevalent. Ayurveda principles provide therapeutic management options that build host defense mechanism. Thus, present study was carried out to descriptively review certain Ayurveda clinical studies for TB management. ‘AYUSH Research Portal,’ an exclusive database containing current researches in Ayurveda was searched with Ayurveda specific terminology for TB, i.e. ‘Rajayakshma’ to retrieve clinical studies published till February,2024. The descriptive review was carried out basis on scope of studies done according to Ayurveda principles for ‘Rajayakshma Chikitsa.’ Of the eight studies selected, five were published in indexed journals. The time duration covered in studies was 1978-2020. The inclusion criteria for all studies were a confirmed diagnosis of TB, clinically, by sputum-examination and/or radiologically. Six studied included even pediatric population (between 11-17 years). Six studies used add-on design, and remaining two also had an only treatment arm. However, all the included studies were comparative and standard controlled with established drugs from ATT. Most of the studies utilized one or more ‘Rasayana’ drugs with different mechanisms ofaction. Some of them focused on providing nutrition to body elements and some improved absorption of nutrients. Overall, a synergistic integration of Ayurveda and conventional medicine is seen. Keywords: Rajayakshma, Ayurveda, Lung Diseases, ATT, Koch’s Disease, AYUSH Research Portal
Publication date: 01/07/2025

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.7.9213