Abstract

Diarrhoea in children is most important pathological condition in pediatrics.Because, it is second leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age. Globally, there were about 2.5 million death occur per year in every quarter of all childhood death. The causative micro organisms  were bacteria ,virus and parasites. Among this Salmonella, Shigella were common. Bacillary dysentery is caused by shigella species characterized by diarrhoea along with blood and mucus.Inour classical siddha literature, Balavagadam the diseases of children are broadly classified into Agakarananoigal and Purakarananoigal. Kalichal is one among the Purakarananoigaland is divided into three types- maanthakalichal, kana kalichal and aamakalichal. Aamakalichal is a commonly occurring disease in infants and children. In pillaipinimaruthuvam, an indication for Aamakalichal is Panchadeepakinichooranam which is purely a herbal medicine.The qualitative chemical analysis of the trial drug is essential as it is helpful for further clinical studies. The biochemical analysis of the trial drug indicates the presence of calcium, sulphate,Chloride, Starch, Ferrous Iron, Unsaturated Compound, Amino Acid revealed the enhancement of therapeutic action in Aamakalichal