Abstract

HERBAL, MINERAL AND HERBOMINERAL FORMULATIONS FOR TREATING MALE INFERTILITY

Vijayalakshmi R.*, Elavarasi A., Arunkumar G., Kavitha V. and Thangadurai K.

Abstract

The term Maladu is used for infertility in Siddha Medicine. Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant after a year even unprotected sex. Infertility is the most frustrating symptom of couples. Infertility affects an estimated 15% of couples globally, amounting to 48.5 million couples. Siddha system is traditional system for healing various diseases. It is based on combination of ancient medicinal practices and spiritual disciplines. Siddha system accounted for total 4448 diseases, infertility is one among them. Siddha medicine plays a successive treatment for infertility. According to Siddha materia medica large numbers of herbs mentioned to treat infertility condition. Siddha knowledge of treatment of infertility may be beneficial to researchers who are interested in gynaecological problems.

Keywords: Male Infertility, Aan Maladu, herbals, Siddha formulations.