Liver Failure

Liver Failure

Halimaka can be compared with early hepatic degeneration .liver failure occurs when large part of the liver become damage beyond repair and liver is no longer able to function.

Liver failure is a life threatening condition that demand urgent medical care . Most often liver failure occurs a gradually and over many years. However a more rare condition known as acute liver failure occurs rapidly ( in as little as 48 hours) and can be difficult to detect initially.

The most common cause of chronic liver failure ( when the liver fails over months to years ) including

1 Hepatitis B , C

2 Long term alcohol consumption

3 Hemochromatosis

4 Cirrhosis

5 Malnutrition

Symptoms

The initial symptoms of liver failure are often ones that can be due to any number or conditions . Become of this liver failure may be initially difficulty to diagnosis.

1 Nausea

2Loss of Appetite

3 Fatigue

4 Diarrhoea

5 Jaundice

6 Swlloen abdomen

7 Sleepiness

8 Bleeding easily

9 Mental disorientation ( hepatic encephalopathy)

10 Coma

Principal of Treatment

1 Tikta Rasa , Yakrita Uttejaka , Rasayana , Mootral , Shophahara Dravya.

Classical Formulation

Shamana Chikitsa

1 Shiva Gutika 250- 500 mg TID with Guduchi Ghirtha after meals.

2 Tapyadi Loha 250 mg TID with warm water before meals.

3 Suvarnamakshiks bhasma 125- 250 mg BD with Tiktaka Ghirtha after meals.

4Sharapunka Loha 500mg TID with warm water before meals.

5 Vasaguduchyadi Kashaya 20 ml BD before meals with warm water.

Diet and lifestyle

Pathya ( indications )

Light warm . Energizing . Kultha yusha.
Aadhaki Yusha. Dhanyapanchaka siddha Mudga yusha.

Apthya ( Contraindications )

Fried . Fatty . Kapha increasing . Abhishyandi diet.