Abstract

ROLE OF NAGKESHAR CHURNA WITH TANDULODAK ANUPANA IN ATTYARTAVA (MENORRHAGIA) - A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Dr. Ramesh M. Bansode* and Dr. Vinaya V. Potdar

Abstract

Menorrhagia (attyaratava) is termed as excessive bleeding during regular menstruation. It affects personal, physical, mental, social, family and work life of women’s and reduces their quality of life. Excessive ushna, tikshna, sara, drva properties of vitiated pitta responsible for heavy bleeding while menstruation. Nagkeshar is helpful in bleeding disorder. It acts as haemostatic and antiinflammatory. Nagkeshar mainly acts on the blood capillaries, due to its kashay rasa and shita virya or ishat ushna (cold potency). Tandulodak is shita, kashay in nature, as anupana it is helpful to increase the action or potency of nagkeshar churna. So it helps in controlling the excessive bleeding disorder. A girl having age 24 had came at OPD, with complaint of menorrhagia since 6 month with mild fever and general fatigue. All clinical investigation was done including sonography. All reports were normal. And USG showed the mild bulky uterus. So, Nagkeshar churna(5gm) was advised to patient with anupana of rinsed rice water(50ml) twice a day for seven days and Significant result was observed.

Keywords: Nagkeshar, Tandulodaka, Menorrhagia, Attyaratava.