Abstract

A RANDOMISED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF KASHMARYADI GHRITA ORALLY AND AS MATRABASTI ALONG WITH PUSHPADHANWA RASA IN VANDYATWA W.S.R TO FEMALE INFERTILITY

Kavya B. N.*, Mamatha K. V., Sandesh Shetty and Rakesh G. H.

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Abstract

Infertility is the failure to achieve conception by a couple of mature age, having normal coitus, during appropriate period of menstrual cycle, regularly at least for one year. A rough estimate suggests that more than 20 million couples in India suffer from infertility. Vandhyatwa as such is not mentioned in our classics except in Haritha Samhitha. Vandhyatwa rather is a complication of all the yonirogas and arthava dushtis. Normalization of vatadosha is the primary management in vandhyatwa. This study was conducted to compare the effect of kashmaryadi ghritha orally and as matrabasti with pushpadhanwa rasa in vandyatwa. 40 patients being diagnosed as infertility according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for the study. These patients were assessed thoroughly by filling the case Performa and divided into two groups randomly were group A was administered with kashmaryadi ghrithaorally for 2 months along with pushpadhanwa rasa and group B was given with kashmaryadi ghritha matrabasti for 7 consecutive days from the 5th day of menstrual cycle for 2 cycles and pushpadhanwa rasa orally. A follow up period of 1 month was also included to observe the changes. Final results showed that 2 patients in group A and 1 patient in group B had conceived.15 patients in group A and 16 patients in group B showed symptomatic relief in dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. There was significant improvement found is attaining shudharthava, also increase in libido, follicle size and endometrial thickness was seen. 3 patients from both the groups showed no reliefby the end of study.

Keywords: Vandhyatwa, Infertility, Kashmaryadi Ghritha, Pushpadhanwarasa, Matrabasti, Vatadosha.