DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i10.025

Pages: 3338-3343

Siddha is one of the Indian system of medicine which is widely practiced in Tamil Nadu, India. Siddha insists to lead a healthy life both physically and mentally. Siddhars have classified 4448 disease, based on the three humoral pathologies. Among them Ratha Moolam (Bleeding piles) is classified under Eruvai mulai noi. It is believed that symptomatic hemorrhoids affect at least 50% of the population at some time during their lives and around 5% of the population is affected at any given time. Both sexes experience approximately the same incidence of the condition with rates peaking between 25 and 65 years. The diet and deeds which influence the vatham and pitham humors is said to be major causative factors of this disease. Many formulations are indicated for Ratha moolam (Bleeding piles) in siddha literature, puliyaarai nei is one among them a herbal formulation indicated for Ratha moolam. It is learnt that each one the seven ingredients of puliyaarai nei is said to possess anti- haemorrhoidal property. Hence this article gives an insight on the efficacy of the drug puliyaarai nei bleeding piles (Internal haemorrhoids, Grade-1) based on review of various literatures and scientific studies.