Abstract

STANDARDIZATION AND CLINICAL STUDY OF “RAJPRAVARTINI VATI’’ TO EVALUATE ITS EFFICACY IN KASHTARTAVA DYSMENORRHEA

*Dr. Jyotsna S. Gulhane, Dr. Sanjay J. Dahake and Dr. S. S. Lokhande

Abstract

Kashtartava is a disease where a female experiences difficult and painfull menstruation during her reproductive age. Ayurved doesn’t describe it as an entity, but as a symptom of various yonivyapadas, i.e. vatala, sannipataj, udavarta yonivyapad. Pathologically it is sannipataj having vat dominance. Total 30 patients were treated in this trial for three months. An assessment was done on the basis of subjective as well as objective symptoms. The study revealed that good and fair results were obtained from this drug.

Keywords: Kashtartava, sannipataj yonivyapad, spasmodic pain, rajpravartini vati.