Abstract

LITERARY REVIEW OF SHWETA PRADARA

Aishwarya*, Sheela Mallikarjun, Sonalika Hiremath, Iswari Patil and Sridevi

.

Abstract

Shweta pradara i.e. Leucorrhoea, also known as vaginal discharge. It is one of the major problems encountered in gynecological practice. Vaginal white discharge this symptom is present in both physiological and pathological condition, when it becomes pathological it disturbs routine life style of the women. Usually, it’s a nonpathological symptom secondary to inflammatory conditions of vagina or cervix and wants no medical interventions but it is significant if it is profuse, foul smelling, change in its colour and consistency and blood stained. The white discharge is, however caused by the presence of infection in any of these tissues and a variety of other factors. It is a very common condition that has been experienced by most of women of all ages especially in child bearing or reproductive age. It may be due to various causes like pelvic inflammatory disease, fungal infections, cervicitis, anaemia, diabetes etc. The disease mainly has complaints like yonigatasrava, yonikandu, yonishula, katishula etc.., which is described as shweta pradara in ayurvedic classics. In Samhitas all gynecological disorder comes under the headings of Yonivyapada. No any description of Shweta pradara has been described by scholars of Brihatrayee. Therefore, in this study an effort has been put forth to make a conceptual study covering almost all the aspects of Shweta pradara as per ayurvedic texts.

Keywords: Shweta paradara, Yonigatasrava, Yonivyapada.