Abstract

A CLINICAL APPROACH OF SAHACHAR TAIL MATRABASTI IN PCOS

Dr. Swati Ananda Lokhande and *Dr. Rekha Kuwar

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Abstract

Menstrual cycle involves monthly dramatic hormonal changes in females affecting their physical and emotional state .But now a days, factors like emotional, stress , ,less physical activity, change in lifestyle causes alterations in hormonal balance in females which also affects menstrual cycle. Due to certain etiological factors some what like to much physical exercise, excessive stress and pregnancy or breast feed and pcos. Among all of above causes pcos is the major causes of irregular menses. Pcos was originally discribed in 1935 by Stein and Leventhal. So also called as Stein and Leventhal syndrome.The syndrome manifested by1) amenorrhea, 2)irregular menses ,3) hirsutism and obesity associated with enlarged polycystic ovaries. It affects females of 18–44 age. . In India, the incidence of PCOS is on the hike; nearly 35% of women suffer from it. The current available treatment for pcos is hormonal, symptomatic, and surgical treatment But it is associated with many side effects. Thus it Is necessary to modulate a well accepted ayurvedic approach towards the syndrome and formulate the management. It can’t be correlated with single disease mentioned in ayurvedic text so the treatment of pcos would be done on the basis of samprapti Ghatak dosh, and dushya, involved status of Agni and strotas as mentioned in introduction. We know vata doshas are the responsible factors in samprapti of pcos in correlation with ayurveda. The drug selected to study Sahachar has vatakaphagna properties which are the main causitive doshas Or factor involved in the samprapti of pcos. Matía basti given thíough Guda (íectal íoute)to noímalizes Apana Vayu leading to Vatanulomana and also the physiological functioning of Vata, which may help in tuín foí the extíusion of ovum fíom the follicle and ovulation and simultaneously it also helps to íeduce the ovaíian volume by íuptuíe of cyst. It can be given in any íutukal and have no complications. The amount of tail used in matíabasti is low about 60 ml which is beneficial in pcos.

Keywords: PCOS, gynacological disorder, pushpagni jatiharini, bhijkosh granthi, artavdushti, sahachar tail, Matrabasti.