C K Saniya, Rao Mangalagowri V, Choudhary Sunil, Singh Om Prakash
Department of Kayachikitsa, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Swasthavritta Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2022 Apr-Jun;13(2):100524. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2021.09.002. Epub 2021 Nov 26.
Patients undergoing Radiotherapy (RT) for Head and Neck carcinoma often suffer from side effects such as mucositis, xerostomia, pharyngitis, laryngitis and pain which are being managed symptomatically by mouthwashes of soda-salt, chlorhexidine or betadine. Among the side effects, oral mucositis is the most debilitating one. This comparative case study comprises of 4 patients undergoing RT. Here, 2 patients each are randomly allocated into two groups. One group received the existing prophylactic management i.e., Sodium bicarbonate-salt solution mouth wash and the other group received, Draksha-guduchyadi yoga for kavala (gargling). Both the sets of patients were asked to perform gargling, from the first day of radiation to 15 days thereafter. The effectiveness of both mouthwashes was compared for their healing potential on oral mucositis by RTOG grading. The reduction in mucositis was significant in the group which received Ayurvedic mouthwash compared to the other group. This study positively highlights the contribution of Ayurveda in cancer treatment especially in the field of quality of life.
接受头颈部癌放射治疗（RT）的患者经常遭受诸如粘膜炎、口干、咽炎、喉炎和疼痛等副作用，目前通过苏打盐、洗必泰或碘伏漱口水进行症状性处理。在这些副作用中，口腔粘膜炎是最使人衰弱的一种。这项比较病例研究包括4名接受放疗的患者。在这里，将2名患者随机分为两组。一组接受现有的预防性处理，即碳酸氢钠盐溶液漱口，另一组接受用于漱口的Draksha - guduchyadi瑜伽（含漱）。两组患者均被要求从放疗第一天至此后15天进行漱口。通过放射肿瘤学协作组（RTOG）分级比较两种漱口水对口腔粘膜炎的愈合潜力。与另一组相比，接受阿育吠陀漱口水的组中粘膜炎的减轻更为显著。这项研究积极地突出了阿育吠陀在癌症治疗中的贡献，特别是在生活质量领域。
