Abstract:
Mukha Swasthya (oral hygiene) has gained importance now days, because mukha (oral
cavity) is such anga, which is exposed to many risk factors in day-to-day life. Mukhapéka is one such
disease which causes a lot of discomfott to the sufferer and seen in all classes of the society. It is also
called Sarvasara Mukharoga. The aggravated doshas move through the oral cav•ty and produces the
päka. The lakshanas of mukhapåka can be correlated to a clinical entity "Aphthous ulced' (recurrent
ulcerative stomatitis) explained in the contemporary medical science, which is also characterized by
painful superficial ulcers in the movable mucosa of the mouth with recurrent episodes. Currently, the
treatment for the Aphthous ulcer being very limited, the present clinical study was designed to
evaluate the efficacy of Datvee Guduchyadi Gandusha in the same. 30 patients were registered for
the trial and were randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A treated with the treatment with Patola
katuka bhiru panta, Kaishor guggu/u and Dan-vee Guduchyadi Gandoosha_ Group B treated the
treatment with only the Patola katuka bhiru panta, Kaishor guggufu internally. The results were
statistically significant in Group A. Group A was found to be more efficacious in hastening the healing
of Mukhapäka compared to Group a.
