A CLINICAL STUDY OF PARINAMASULA AND ITS TREATMENT WITH SATAVARI (ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS WILLD.)

Twenty cases of parinamasula (duodenal ulcer) were selected for the clinical study. The patients were diagnosed on the basis of barium meal, X-ray and gastric analysis in addition to the clinical history and physical examination. All the cases were ulcer positive or with duodenal bulb deformity. Group A (15cases) was having hyperchlorhydria and hyperacidity and group B (5cases) was having normal gastric acidity. All the patients were given satawari tuberous root powder 20 gm/day in three divided doses with milk for one month and the results were assessed.