Abstract

ARTAVA: A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW

Supriya Gautam*, Preeti Tiwari and Akshay Sharma

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Abstract

Ayurveda serving the ailing humanity since the creation of life is not behind in recognizing the most pragmatic feature of a woman viz. women are the root of progeny. Woman is considered as one of the most essential factors of the continuity of human race on earth. Since God has given this liberal gift only to the women. In women live the important physiological manifestation is menstrual cycle which gives her identity of motherhood. In Ayurveda menstrual bleeding is considered as Updhatu of Rasa Dhatu which is known as Artava. It is a cyclic bleeding occurring every month for three to five days. Normally it starts at the age of twelve and end at the age of fifty. As we know Artava is the Updhatu of Rasa Dhatu. Some Acharya has different opinion about it they said Artava is the Updhatu of Rakta Dhatu and Bhava Prakash mention that Artava is the eighth Dhatu in female. Now the question is that we will put the Artava in which category, Dhatu or Updhatu? In this article an attempt has been made to answer of this question.

Keywords: Artava, Dhatu, Updhatu.