Abstract

REVIEW OF SUTIKA PARICHARYA AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

Khot Bhagyashri Mahavir* and Gaikwad Jayant Jeevan

Abstract

Ayurveda gives importance to the care of mother at every phase of her life especially in antenatal and postnatal care. The transformation of female, from a woman to mother is the happiest lifetime event, but this happiness is gained only after undergoing tremendous physical exertion during labour, so old people used to term 'labour' as women's rebirth. A postnatal period is the period beginning immediately after the separation of placenta and extending up to six weeks, otherwise called as puerperium or puerperal period. In Ayurveda it is called as Sutika Avastha and postnatal care is termed as Sutika Paricharya. Acharya Kashyapa stated that process of prasava says that her one foot situated in this loka and other in yamloka. The lady after such a difficult process of prasava must be advised certain mode of life called Sutika Paricharya (lifestyle regimen). The main achievements through Sutika Paricharya are Garbhashayashuddhi, Dhatu-paripurnata, sthanya-vriddhi, punarnavekarana.

Keywords: Sutika, Sutika Paricharya, Post natal care, Sutika regimen, Puerperium.