Application Of Herbal Eye Drops In Conjunctivitis – A Case Study

Abstract

Conjunctivitis is a common clinical condition faced by medical practitioners. Allergic conjunctivitis could be the most common clinical condition in the group of allergic ocular disease. A 50 years old male patient presented with complaints of swelling, redness, itching, discharge and moderate pain in the left eye on 1 April 2022.He consulted an ophthalmologist and prescribed eye drops doesn’t provide any significant relief. However, the patient got mild symptomatic relief but it relapses in few days. Therefore, the patient seeks native Siddha Ayurveda treatment. Conjunctivitis is common disease in a day to day practice. Moreover, contemporary medicine has lot of side effects associated with it. Hence there is urgency to find an actual and fruitful treatment in indigenous sector. Herbal eye drops called as Elaneerkulambu has herbal properties of anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, bactericidal, & bacteriostatic and the mineral (rock salts) has properties of stimulating blood circulation, maintain pH balance, anti-microbial, maintaining normal hydration of corneal surface for a longer duration. Action of Elaneerkulambu is found quick & efficient. The liquid foam of drug enhances increased absorption through thin layer of eye lid. After 4 days treatment of conjunctivitis, complete relief from symptoms of redness, burning sensation and watering of the eye was observed. This case study would be a good initiative of controlling simple conjunctivitis and become very useful to indigenous practitioners to overcome this clinical condition in daily practices.