Clinical study on the efficacy of samvardhana ghrita orally and by matrabasti in motor disabilities of cerebral palsy in children

Abstract

Objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of Samvardhana ghrita orally and by Matrabasti in motor disabilities of cerebral palsy in children. Study was carried out in the IPD of Dept. of Kaumarabhritya, SDM College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India. 40 children satisfying diagnostic criteria and age 2-10 years were included & randomly distributed into two groups of 20 patients each. Group A (Samvardhana ghrita orally) treated with 5 gms of Samvardhana ghrita with Madhu as anupana twice daily for 48 days. In Group B (Samvardhana ghrita as matrabasti), 20 ml of Samvardhana ghrita was administered through basti after local abhyanga with Moorchita Taila and local Swedana with Nadisweda method. For oral and matrabasti route, Group A and B shown improvements in language and performance (61.11%, 46.15%), speech (66.66%, 56.25%) and performance of skill (57.89%, 76.45%), in fine motor functions such as puts small object in a container (58.88%, 66.66%), throws ball in all direction (38.23%, 60.00%), uses thumb and index finger (34.21%, 68.75%), retain 2 one inch cube in fist (34.21%, 55.58%), folds paper inserts into envelope (66.66%, 38.88%), in gross motor functions such as in crawling (31.85%, 48.00%), sitting (55.55%, 57.89%), standing (36.36%, 61.90%), walking (34.61%, 44.00%) and claps hands (44.44%, 63.41%) respectively. Both oral administration and basti route of samvardhana ghrita have promising result in managing motor disabilities of cerebral palsy in children.