Abstract

Strangury (or stranguria) is the symptom characterized by painful, frequent urination of small volumes that are expelled slowly only by straining and despite a severe sense of urgency, usually with the residual feeling of incomplete emptying. The drug was selected from AgathiyarVaithiyaKaaviyam 1500 which is indicated for Kalladaippu, Mahodharam, Neerchiruppu, Kuttam.  Neerchiruppunoiin modern system of medicine is called Stranguria.  Aim is to explore the efficacy of the Vellaiparpam for Stranguria in siddha literature and highlight the activities of Vellaiparpam like urolithiatic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory. Ingredients are Purified Karpoorasilasathu (Asphalt), Purified Porikaram (Borax), DecoctionsofParuthiver(Gossypiumherbaecum), Athiverthol(Ficus racemose)and Egg white. This is a literature review of the formulated drug. The literary evidence of the drug VellaiParpam strongly support that it possesses anti-urolithiatic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory activity. In the pharmacological studies, the drug VellaiParpam exhibits significant anti urolithiatic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory.VellaiParpam reveals that the presence of Calcium, Chloride and Magnesium. From the results, it is proved that the drug VellaiParpam is significant of anti urolithiatic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory activity in the management of Neerchiruppunoi.