AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The skin is a delicate organ and it reflects the status of the
body, either healthy or diseased. Padarthamarai is one of the
commonest skin problems and it needs special attention because
of its troublesome itching and recurrence. Centuries old
siddhars provide correct medication in siddha science which
gives wonderful relief to the skin ailments. That is why, I have
choosed Padarthamarai a skin disease as my dissertation
subject in order to make a thorough research study.
It is therefore obvious that the practitioners of Siddha
medicine primarily make use of herbal compositions. These are
invariable easily accessible in rural areas, economical and also
received well by human system.
The main objective of this study is to highlight the efficacy
of siddha drugs among the public.
With this basic objective in mind, following specific
objectives have been drawn.
1. To collect various literatures and modern text books as
literal evidences.
2. regarding the disease Padarthamarai.
3. To expose the unique diagnostic methods mentioned by
Siddhars.
4. To know the extent of correlation of the disease with age,
sex, socioeconomical status, habit, family history and
paruvakaalam (seasons).
5. To have a complete study of a disease Padarthamarai
under the heading of mukkutram, udalkattugal, enn vagai
thervu etc., in order to evaluate the pathogenesis,
pathology of Padarthamarai.
6. To have a detail clinical investigation and to utilize the
possible diagnostic tools in the confirmation of the
diagnosis and prognosis of the disease.
7. To have a clinical trial on PADARTHAMARAI with
VEPPAM PATTAI CHOORANAM as internal medicine and
PALASU VITHAI CHOORANA PATTRU as external
medicine.
8. To analyse the trial drugs by biochemical and
pharmacological studies for complete evaluation of the
drugs.
9. To highlight the factors like diet, land, climatic condition
and personal hygiene in the incidence of Padarthamarai.
10. To make an awareness among the people about the
prevention of the disease (personal hygienic measures).
SUMMARY:
1. Twenty cases with Padarthamari cases were diagnosed
clinically and admitted in the Inpatient ward were observed
for laboratory investigations. Clinical prognosis and
efficacy of trial medicines on Padarthamarai cases.
2. Clinical diagnosis of Padarthamarai case as done on the
basis of clinical features as described in siddha
maruthuvam sirappu, Yugivaidhya chinthamani and
Siddha maruthuvam, Noi nadal Noi muthal nadal thirattu.
3. The trial medicines choosen for the clinical treatment of
Padarthamarai case were,
i) Veepam Pattai chooranam 4 gm two times a day
with honey or water (internal), morning and
evening after food.
ii) Palasu Vithai Choorana Pattru (external
application)
4. The various siddha aspects of examinations of this disease
were caused out and recorded.
5. The etiology and clinical features of Padarthamarai as
described in the siddha literature is more correlated with
Dermatophytosis in modern medicine.
6. Females are affected Predominant than males. But the
incidence of this disease is found in all age groups.
7. Six seasonal variations was noted that more number of
patients were admitted in Elavenil kaalam and muthuvenil
kaalam.
8. The patients belonging to poor group were affected 75%
and it is due to poor personal hygiene. The onset is gradual
in most of the patients.
9. In Uyirthathukkal - Samanan, Uthanan and Viyanan
affected in all cases. Abanan in 20% cases and koorman in
15% of cases. Pirasagam and Sathagam are affected in all
cases. Ranjagam in 50% of cases, Anarpitham in 15% of
cases and Alosagam in 15% of cases and it manifested as
itching, active border, constipation and loss of appetite.
10. In Udal kattugal saaram and senneer were affected in all
cases .
11. In Envagai thervugal vatha pitha naadi was noted in 55%
of patients, pitha vatha naadi in 25% and vatha kaba naadi
in 20% of patients.
12. In Neikuri reference of urine from Padarthamarai noi 45%
were refered to kaba neer, 35% were refered to pitha
neer,20% were refered to vatha neer.
13. The ingredients of trial medicines were found to have the
property of controlling the skin disorders especially
Padarthamarai.
14. Bio-Chemical Analysis,Veepam pattai chooranam contains
Chloride, unsaturated compound.
15. In Pharmacological studies of Veeepam pattai chooranam
shows significant anti- inflammatory and significant antihistaminic
effects.
16. The pharmacological studies of the Palasu vithai choorana
pattru shows significant anti- inflammatory effect.
17. The patients were advised to take care of personal hygiene
and preventive measure and to take appropriate diet
during and after treatment of Padarthamari cases.
CONCLUSION:
1. The treatment was given for Padarthamarai on the basis of
Siddha system principles. Deranged three doshas were
corrected by the author's medicine given to the padarthamarai
case.
2. Veppam Pattai Chooranam as an internal medicine and
Palasu Vithai Choorana Pattru as an external application
respectively.
3. The internal medicine was selected from Gunapadam -
mooligi vagappu and the external medicine also selected
from Gunapadam - Mooligai vaguppu.
4. Signs and symptoms were relieved in 90% and reduced in
10% of cases,
5. Clinically the drugs were free from adverse effect.
6. Preparation of both, Internal and External Medicine were
simple.
7. Hence it is concluded that the trial drugs were effective
against padarthamarai