Abstract

A CASE STUDY OF UTERINE FIBROID I.E. GARBHASHYAGATA GRANTHI

Piyush Gupta*, Julee Mathur, Saurabh Kumar and Satyam Sonkar

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Abstract

Uterine fibroid is a non malignant benign tumor of muscular origin, which affects more than 50% of females in reproductive age. Common symptoms of uterine fibroid include painful and heavy menstrual bleeding with increased duration, lower abdominal cramps, polyurea/dysurea, constipation, lower back pain etc. In modern treatment of choice for uterine fibroid is surgical removal. In ayurveda uterine fibroid is known as garbhashyagata granthi and it is aushadhi sadhya. Present case study is of a female with uterine fibroid (garbhashyagata granthi) and treated at OPD level with kanchanara guggula, kanchanara kashaya, chandraprabha vati, chitrikadi vati, syp. Gynae plux and acombination of pradar churna & nagakeshar churna. This is present under the headings of case study, material method, selection of drugs, result and discussion.

Keywords: Uterine fibroid, garbhashyagata granthi, ayurveda, kanchanara guggula, case study.