Most common manifestation of liver dysfunction is Ascites and most common cause of Ascites inspite of advance medical facilities still there is no sure treatment which cure patient of Ascites totally.The modern treatments only provide provisional relief with time dependent recurrence but the fluid gets collected in the abdominal cavity repeatedly. In such a cases, Ayurvedic treatment gives relief without any side effects. Ayurvedic management with drugs such as provocation of digestion daily therapeutic purgation, stimulant for hepatic function and only milk diet that acts on root of pathogenesis of Ascites and by breaking down of pathogenesis gives good result in the management of Udar (Ascites). In the developed world, the most common cause of Ascites is liver cirrhosis. Other causes include cancer, heart failure, tuberculosis, pancreatitis and blockage of hepatic vein. In cirrhosis, underlined mechanism involved high blood pressure in the portal system and dysfunction of blood vessels. The outlook for people with Ascites primarily depend on its underlying cause and severity. In general the prognosis of malignant Ascites is pure. Most cases have mean survival time between 20 to 58 weeks, depending on the type of malignancy. In this article we have discuss different Acharyas treatment according to Ayurvedic point of view.
