Comparative clinical study of efficacy of shigruadi taila and shadbindu ghrita nasya in the management of apinas (atrophic rhinitis)

With the aim to evaluate the efficacy of shigruaditaila and shadbindughrita Nasya in the management of Apinas (Atrophic Rhinitis), a Single blind randomized clinical study was done. For the clinical study of Apinas 60 subjects was selected and studied. Subject’s fulfilling the criteria of diagnosis was studied irrespective of their religion, caste, sex and socio-economic status from shalakya-tantra department of the institute after thorough scrutiny and proper consent in his/her language. The Subject’s having age between 20-60 yrs was selected for the clinical study. Detail history of the patient were elicited, pathological investigation including Hb, TLC, DLC, RBS and required radiological investigation were done in a diagnostic Centre. The examination of the Nose is also carried out with the help of modern viewing techniques like Anterior Rhinoscpy, Posterior Rhinoscopy and Spatula Test etc. After observation and analytical study with the help of Wilcoxon sign rank test and Man-whiteny test it was concluded that in Apinas treatment with shigruadi Taila Nasya shows more effective Result in relieving sign and symptoms of Apinas than shadbindughrita Nasya.