Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF UDAVARTINI YONIVYAPAD

*Dr. Bhagyashri Mahavir Khot, Dr. Priti Nandkumar Ghule and Dr. Veena Ajay Patil

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Abstract

Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in Indian subcontinent. It has unique speciality in field of Prasuti and streerog. In Ayurveda diseases related to female reproductive system are described under the heading of yonivyapada. Mainly 20 yonivyapada are described in various samhitas by acharyas. one of them is udavartini yonivyapada occurring mainly in adolescent age group. It is corelated with dysmenorrhea in modern medicine which literally means painful menstruation. More than 70% teenagers and 30- 50% of menstruating women suffer from varying degrees of discomfort. Its prevalence is higher up to 5-15% more in intelligent, sensitive and stressful working-class women. So, there is need to solve this emerging problem. Several herbs are described in Ayurvedic literature for management of udavartini yonivyapada.

Keywords: Udavartini yonivyapada, Dysmenorrhea, Vata dosha, tryavarta.