An Ayurvedic Approach to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy: A single patient study

Benign prostatic hypertrophy is benign enlargement of adenomatous part of prostate gland. It is present in patient in the 5th or 6th decade of the lives due to changes in the hormonal patterns in adult males chronic cripples the day to day activities. This is a case report of a 55 year male patient who presented with increased frequency of urination since past 5 months. Considering the symptom complex the case was diagnosed as a case of Vata astheela. The a course of ayurvedic medication such as Chandraprabha vati, Mustadi kalpa as internal medicine and lifestyle changes were advised for 4 months followed by a review after 7 months. The patient was also scored on measuring guidelines of which were seen to be promising.