Abstract

LITERARY REVIEW OF SLESHMALA YONI VYAPAD (VULVO VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS)

Dr. Anamika Pandit* and Dr. Dipak Kr. Goswami

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Abstract

A healthy mother ensures a healthy family. The concept of healthy yoni has been asserted in Ayurveda as well as in modern science throughout many phases of a womans life from puberty to menopause. Now a days, infection related to yoni is a burning problem irrespective of their age or socioeconomic status. Due to infection, there may be sign and symptoms like vaginal discharge, itching, coldness, pain. In Ayurveda, these types of sign and symptoms are included under Sleshmala yoni vyapad, which is one of the 20 types of yoni vyapad. Most of the symptoms of Sleshmala yoni vyapad are similar with Vulvovaginal candidiasis. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common mucosal infection of the lower female reproductive tract, caused mostly by Candida albicans. It presents with symptoms like white, cheesy vaginal discharge, itching, redness and pain. In Ayurveda, women health care is related in separate section, where the term Yoni vyapad includes majority of gynaecological disorders. Before knowing the management, literature of the disease must be studied. Therefore, in this study, an effort has been made to provide a conceptual study covering almost all the aspects of Sleshmala Yoni vyapad as per Ayurveda and modern science.

Keywords: Sleshmala Yonivyapad, Yoni srava, Vaginal discharge, Vulvo vaginal Candidiasis.