CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON RAKATARSH W.S.R.TO BLEEDING PILES

In the present era Arsha has become most common and distressing disease due to Sedentary life style and irregular habits. Raktarshas is one of the bheda of ardraarshas which is pittaraktanubandhi. The formation of mamsakura occurs which looks like vatankurasadrasha (Gunjaphalavata, Vidrumasadrasha). Raktasrava, Shoola, Vibandha, Kanduand Dahaarethe characteristic features of Raktarshas. In modern science Raktarshas is correlated with Bleeding Haemorrhoids. Chronic constipation is a most common cause of bleeding Haemorrhoids. Usually due to chronic constipation more pressure exerted on Hemorrhoidal veins as they have not contained any extra bony support then it causes friction in the region which leads to varicosity of Hemorrhoidal veins which again due to chronic constipation yet strained and burst resulting in bleeding. Ayurvedic physician are treating this disease successfully with indigenous formulations and surgery.