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Avoid Surgery, Go for Medicated Thread TreatmentFistula in-ano is a painful condition that necessitates surgery.
However, thanks to the pioneering work of the late Professor Deshpande of the College of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, along with a team of researchers and scientists from New Delhi, Chandigarh, Wardha and Mumbai, it can be cured by using the ancient Indian non-surgical treatment of Kshaarsootra.
Ksharsootra is the practice of passing a medicated thread through the fistula at regular intervals.
This method of treatment for Fistula in-ano was first described by the famous Indian surgeon Sushruta in his famous treatise Sushruta Samhita which was written in 600 BC. The thread itself is coated with extracts from the herbs Snuhi (Euphorbia nerifolia), Apamarga (Achyranthes aspera), and Haldi (Curcuma longa).
This method of treatment has been widely used in India ever since the results of Professor Deshpande’s work were published in the American Journal of Proctology in 1976.
However, a well controlled, comparative trial of this method was still pending and this was eventually carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1991. During the course of this trial a set of patients suffering from fistula in-ano were divided into two groups.
The first group was treated using standard surgical procedures and the second group was treated with the medicated thread. The outcome of this trial clearly showed that although the initial healing time with Ksharsootra was longer as compared to the surgical method, the results obtained by it were more long-lasting.
The results of this test were published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research and were widely hailed as a major breakthrough in the field of alternative medicine. This method of treatment is also of special significance for developing countries as it is less expensive as compared to the surgical method.
It also brings to the forefront the fact that treatments prescribed in ancient medical texts may very effectively be adapted to cure modern day ailments.
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