To Study The Role Of Justicia Adhatoda In Management Of Allergic Rhinitis In Children

ABSTRACT

Background:Allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic disease in children. About onein five children has symptoms by the age of 2 or 3 years. Allergy symptoms can have a profound effect on achild’s health, behavior and ability to learn. Left untreated, allergic rhinitis also can lead to a host of otherserious conditions, including asthma, recurrent middle-ear infections, sinusitis, sleep disorders and chronic cough.This studyisa prospective, clinical,interventional study to e valuate the role of an Indian drug Justicia Adhatoda in management of Allergic Rhinitis among children. Material and Methods: Samples hadbeen selected by simple randomized method from Swami Vivekananda homoeopathic medical college andhospital as well as my private OPD at Vrushti Homoeopathic clinic, jail road, Bhavnagar. The cases werefollowed for a period of 6 months. Result: In this study itis observed that the age group of 7-9 yrs. has found more liable to get allergic rhinitis. Males are more prone to get allergies than females. Among othercausative factors dust is found the most important causative factor. As far as miasms are concerned more cases are found to have all the three miasm.(Psora-Sycotic-syphilis).Conclusion: Justicia Adhatoda,although being a rare remedy has found to improved almost 93% of cases by means of reducing intensity,duration and frequency of cases of allergic rhinitis.