Jaundice is the yellow discolouration of the skin, mucous membrane, sclerae due to high level of bilirubin.

• TYPES OF JAUNDICE
• SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE
• CAUSES OF JAUNDICE
• PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF JAUNDICE
• DIAGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE
• TREATMENTS FOR JAUNDICE
• PROGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE
• COMPLICATIONS OF JAUNDICE
• JAUNDICE  AND AYURVEDA
• NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF JAUNDICE
• PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE
• SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF JAUNDICE
• LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE
• AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE
• CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE
• AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE
• AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE
• AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE
• COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR JAUNDICE
• HOME REMEDIES FOR JAUNDICE
• DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR JAUNDICE
• YOGA FOR JAUNDICE
• RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF JAUNDICE

TYPES OF JAUNDICE

• Hepatocellular jaundice
• Haemolytic jaundice
• Obstructive jaundice

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE

• Fever
• Anorexia
• Bad taste in the mouth
• Fatigue
• Yellow discolouration in the skin, mucous membrane, sclera
• Chills
• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Dark  urine 
•  Pale coloured stool

CAUSES OF JAUNDICE

• Hepatitis ( viral infection)
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Certain medications
• Metabolic problems
• Alcohol
• Autoimmune disease
• Gall bladder disorders

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF JAUNDICE

In case of jaundice due to haemolytic anaemia when there is abnormally increased destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis) or liver diseases like hepatitis, that reduces the ability of the liver to remove and modify bilirubin, or obstruction to the flow of bile into the intestine due to gall bladder stone etc.

DIAGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE

• Blood test
• Urine analysis
• Liver function test
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound)
• Computerized tomography (CT) scan, or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan

TREATMENTS FOR JAUNDICE

• Treatment of underlying pathology.
•  A few cases may require surgery.
• Medications – antiviral drugs for hepatitis
• Iron supplements for haemolytic anaemia

PROGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE

• Prognosis is based on the cause of the disease, duration  and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF JAUNDICE

• Acute bilirubin encephalopathy
• Infections
• Abdominal bloating
• Swelling of legs
• Liver failure
• Kidney failure

JAUNDICE AND AYURVEDA

• In Ayurveda,Jaundice is similar to ‘kamala’.
• It is considered as a yakrit vikara (liver disease)

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF JAUNDICE

• Excess consumption of sour food
• Excess aggravation of pitta dosha
• Pandu – anaemia

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE

• Pandu – anaemia

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF JAUNDICE

• Patient with pandu who indulges in things which cause an increase of pitta, the pitta gets increased, burns up the blood and muscles, produces kamala(jaundice).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE

• Haaridra netra mutra twak – yellow discolouration of eyes, urine, skin
• Daha – burning sensation
• Avipaka – indigestion
• Thirst – trishna

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE

• If we neglect the kamala it may lead to kumbha kamala; which is difficult to cure.

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE

• Avipatti churna
• Vasaguluchyadi kashayam
• Drakshadi lehyam
• Vasadi kashayam
• phalatrikadi kashayam
• yogaraja churna
• vidanga tanduladi churna
• navayasa churna
• kamadugdha rasa

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR JAUNDICE

• Virechana – purgation

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR JAUNDICE

Internal administration

• Avipatti churna
• Vasaguluchyadi kashayam
• Patolakadurohinyadi Kashayam
• Guluchyadi Kashayam
• Drakshadi lehyam
• Vasadi kashayam
• phalatrikadi kashayam
• yogaraja churna
• vidanga tanduladi churna
• navayasa churna
• kamadugdha rasa

External application

• abhyanga – chandanadi tailam, arukaladi tailam

HOME REMEDIES FOR JAUNDICE

• consume sugarcane juice
• grape juice
• goat’s milk

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR JAUNDICE

• Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like sour, cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items
• Take proper rest.
• Exposure to sunlight

YOGA FOR JAUNDICE

• Nadi Shuddi Pranayam    – refresh the body and mind

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.                            

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF JAUNDICE

1. A case study on ayurvedic management of kamala w.s.r. to jaundice

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341281124_A_CASE_STUDY_ON_AYURVEDIC_MANAGEMENT_OF_KAMALA_WSR_TO_JAUNDICE

2.     Ayurvedic Management of Shakhashrita Kamala w.s.r. to Hepatocellular Jaundice: A Case Study

https://www.ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/328