Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, which causes inflammation and ulceration of inner lining of the colon and rectum. The inflammation usually begins in the rectum and sigmoid colon and spread upward to the entire colon. Ulcerative colitis rarely affects the small intestine. It occurs at the rate of approximately five cases per 100,000 people. The disease pattern is one of the remission and exacerbation. It can occur at any age but its onset is most common among people between ages of 15 - 40. Ulcerative colitis affects male and females equally and appears to run in some families.

What Causes Ulcerative Colitis ?                                               
The exact cause of UC is not known according to western medicine. Autoimmune factors, food allergies, collagen disorders, genetic factors, infection and psychogenesis have all been suggested. One or some combination of these factors thought to trigger the inflammatory process. The theory of the involvement of the immune mechanism has been widely accepted because of concept that therapeutic agents like Corticosteroids and Azothiaprine exert their effect via the immuno suppressive mechanism. The psychological factors of feelings like anger and anxiety of the degree of depression experienced by a sufferer are also important in modifying the course of the disease.

How Ulcerative Colitis Affects the Intestines ?
In UC, inflammation is triggered by some unknown elements. Hyperemia and swelling occur as part of the vascular response. The swollen, engorged bowel is fragile and is therefore inclined to ulcerate, thus creating a break in the mucosal barrier. Digestive enzymes and intestinal bacteria act upon this exposed tissue, causing further irritation, inflammation, ulceration and bleeding.          

Ayurvedic View        
Ayurveda is an oldest holistic healthcare system in the world. According to Ayurvedic theory everything within the universe, including ourselves, is composed of five elements called panchamahabhutas - the five basic eternal substances known as akasha (space), vayu (air), agni (fire), jala (water) and prthvi (earth).

These elements combine together to form three types of bio-energies called as Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Ayurvedic philosophy says that every individual person has a unique constitution that is related to bio-energies within the body. Saint Sushruta mentioned in Sushruta Samhita about 3000 years ago that Pitta type people are more prone to Ulcerative Colitis (Rakata Atisaar).

Pitta type people are usually of medium height and build with soft, fair skin, light brown or reddish hair; small yellowish teeth; a medium-sized mouth; and penetrating pink and gray or yellowish eyes. Pittas speak clearly, but often sharply. They enjoy light but uninterrupted sleep. Pittas are intelligent, but when excess Pitta accumulates, they often become aggressive; have a good clear memory, and when excess fire is there, can be fanatic in their beliefs. Imbalanced Pittas tend to be jealous, aggressive and easily irritated. Pittas tend to be emotionally intense.

Modern science has not done any research in this direction. However lot of research had been carried out in the past in field of UC, on the basis of caste, creed, religion etc. No body tried whether one particular type of people are prone to Ulcerative Colitis or not. Researchers of modern science can take advantage of this observation of ancient Ayurvedic scholars.   

Causes of Ulcerative Colitis according to Ayurveda
All the factors that imbalance ?Pitta? bio-energy are also responsible for developing UC. These include indulgence in too many arguments, eating while watching TV or walking, watching too many violent movies, excessive heat or exposure of the sun, excessive alcohol and smoking, excessive mental activity, skipping meals, spicy, sour or stale and infected foods etc. In Pitta constitution persons, Pitta gets aggravated very quickly with the above factors and patients develop diarrhea followed by bloody diarrhea.

Ayurvedic Therapies:
Our Ayurveda based therapies provided relief to patients with severe disease, and for those patients who never had a remission with mainline allopathic drugs were saved from surgery with the help of this treatment.

Our treatment is composed of Ulcerin Compound I & Ulcerin Compound II

Ulcerin Compound I (Powder of Herbs )

Powder contains following herbs:

Holarrehna antidysentrica???????.. 20 %
Bombax malbaricum??????????.20%
Cyperus rotundus???????????..20%
Woodfordia floribunda?????????..20%
Aegle marmelos??????????...?.20%

Ulcerin Compound II (Capsules)

Each capsule contains following herbs:

Cryophyllus aromaticus???????? 20mg
Cyperus rotundus???????????20 mg
Withania somnifera??????????.30mg
Azadirachta indica??????????. .30mg
Myristica officinalis????????..75 mg
Bombax malbaricum ..?????? .75mg
Boswellia serrata..????????..150 mg

These UC herbal Compounds stop the bleeding, repair the damage and block the leakage of intestine wall. Reduce inflammation of mucosa of intestines. Protect and rebuilds the intestinal inner lining. Enhances proper immune function through improved digestion.