Abstract

CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF GARBHASTHAPANA DRAVYAS MENTIONED IN BHAVA PRAKASHA NIGHANTU

Mahalaxmi* and Seema Pradeep

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Abstract

Infertility and high-risk pregnancy are two major health problems that come across in female reproductive age. Conceiving a healthy pregnancy is a very challenging event for a woman. The concepts of Garbha Sharira, Garbha Sambhava Samagri, Masanumasika Garbhini Paricharya, Garbhopaghatakar Bhavas, and Garbhavyapat have been elaborately described in Ayurveda classics, all these concepts play a major role in the maintenance of healthy pregnancy and delivering healthy progeny. Ayurveda Acharyas have defined Garbhasthapana action as that which removes all the abnormalities in the reproductive system that cause obstacles in conception and also helps to remove the disorders in the foetus for the sustenance of pregnancy. In the present study, the Dravyas having Garbhasthapana Karma were screened from the Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, out of 426 drugs, 18 drugs found to have Garbhasthapana Karma. Critical analysis of the drugs were done on the basis of Rasa Panchakas, its relevance in Brihatrayees and the latest research studies done on them. It was observed that most of the drugs have Madhura Rasa and Madhura Vipaka, Sheeta Veerya, Guru Guna and Vata Pittahara and Kaphakara properties. In Brihatrayees innumerable references have been dealt on the Garbhasthapana drugs mentioned in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu. A very few research studies have been done on the drugs like Shatavari, Yashtimadhu, Putranjiva, but the implied ability of other drugs were unexplored and it is the need of the hour to do more research studies to understand the mode of action of different drugs acting as Garbhasthapana in different dimensions.

Keywords: Garbhasthapana, Garbhakarini, Infertility, High risk pregnancy, Bhavaprakasha Nighantu.