Correspondence Address:
Dr. Anagha Amaresh Sanap Final year Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of Dravyaguna Vigyan, Y.M.T. Ayurvedic Medical College and PG Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Email: dranaghasanap@gmail.com Mobile no: 7276057490
Date of Acceptance: 2025-11-08
Date of Publication:2025-12-06
Article-ID:IJIM_475_12_25 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: Non declared
How To Cite This Article: Sanap A., Kadam M. A Conceptual Review of Takra (Buttermilk) as Pathya in Management of Crohn’s Disease. Int J Ind Med 2025;6(11):77-82 DOI: http://doi.org/10.55552/IJIM.2025.61111
Crohn’s disease which is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a chronic and relapsing idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by skip lesions and transmural inflammation that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Pathogenesis of this disease results from the interactions of the factors like environmental factors, immune system, susceptibility genes and host’s microbiome changes that leads disruption of the intestinal mucosa. There is need to manage symptoms and progression of CD with the help of diet along with the conventional medical treatments. Ayurveda Classics like Charak Samhita, Madhavnidan and Ashtang Hruday describes various lakshanas of Grahani and Sangrahanirog that have similarities in symptoms of CD. Charak Samhita, Bhavprakash Nighantu and Sushrut Samhita describes properties of Takra that can be applied to manage symptoms of CD like abdominal pain, flatulence, decreased appetite, weightloss, diarrhea, etc. Takra (buttermilk) being an aahar dravya is recommended in Grahani rog, can be helpful to manage CD, by looking at the similarities of the symptoms between both diseases and hence can be used as a pathya in CD.
Keywords: Crohn’s disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Grahani, Sangrahani, Takra
