Abstract

CLINICAL EVALUATION OF GUDAKUSHMAND IN SHUKRADHATUKSHAYA W.S.R. TO OLIGOSPERMIA

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Dr. Mahendra Prasad, Prof. Mahendra Singh Meena

Abstract

Shukra Dhatu is the last & best extract Dhatu of our body which is also nourished by the Ahara taken. Shukralpata or Shukrakshaya is considered as a semen insufficiency. Daurbalya (Generalized weakness), Panduta (Pallor), Agnisaada (Decreased digesting capacity), Shrama (Fatigue), Mukhashosha (Excessive feeling of thirst), Timira Darshana (Black-outs), Medhra-Vrishana Vedana (Pain in scrotum & penis), Medhra Dhumayana (Burning sensation in penis & urethra), Chirat Praseka (Delayed ejaculation), Alpa Rakta-yukta Shukra Pravritti (Blood mixed ejaculation), Shukra Avisarga (Absence of ejaculation), Rati Anabhimukhata (Loss of libido) and Maithune Ashakti (Problematic or not satisfactory coitus) are described as the main symptoms of Shukra Dhatu Kshaya in Ayurveda classics. Shukrakshaya can closely be correlated with Oligospermia. Oligospermia is defined as a male reproductive system disorder associated with low sperm concentration. Shukra Dhatu Kshaya & Oligospermia are not the same identically but Oligospermia seems a part of Shukra Dhatu Kshaya which shows quantitative vitiation of Shukra Dhatu. Ayurvedic principles say that a drug possessing similar properties of a Dhatu can nourish that particular Dhatu early & effectively than others in the presence of Deepan- Paachan drugs. Present clinical trial is carried out by using an Ayurvedic formulation – Gudakushmand, in the diagnosed cases of Shukra Dhatu Kshaya.

Keywords: Shukra Dhatu Kshaya, Oligospermia, Gudakushmand.