Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF UDAVARTINI YONIVYAPAD WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DYSMENORRHOEA

Dr. Swati Bhandari*, Prof (Dr.) Ruby Rani Agarwal, Dr. G. M. Kavya

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Abstract

Udavartini Yonivyapad is one among the twenty gynaecological disorders described in the ayurvedic classics. It is caused due to aggravated apana vata which throws the menstrual blood in an upward direction causing painful menstruation. Since in this condition, the menstrual blood moves in reverse direction it is called udavartini i.e that which moves upwards. Madhukosha commentary explains the all around movement of vayu as the cause of pain in udavartini. Pain is an uncomfortable feeling that tells you something may be wrong. Udavartini yonivyapad resembles closely to gynaecological dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is characterized by severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during your period. There is increased prevalence of dysmenorrhea among individuals which has negative impact on women’s quality of life and many females are suffering silently from it. In ayurvedic classics such charak samhita, shushruta samhita etc has explained all the causes (nidana), rupa (symptoms), samprapti(pathogenesis), chikitsa(treatment), pathya-apathya of udavartini yonivyapad clearly. Due to increased urbanization and indulgence in faulty dietary habits and lifestyle, the complaint has become much more common. Thus, there is need to understand the disease and adopt measures to prevent it.

Keywords: Yonivyapad, Vata, Udavartini.