ABSTRACT
Normal menstrual cycle is a crucial physiological phenomenon for maintaining woman’s health during reproductive years. Nowadays, menstrual disarrayed are the main reasons for gynecological consultations worldwide owed to faulty dietary habits and lifestyle. Oligomenorrhea is one among all menstrual disorders with a prevalence of 13.5% in general population and is characterized by irregular, inconsistent menstrual blood flow. In Ayurveda it can be correlated with Artavakshaya due to their strong symptom equality. Prevalence of Artavakshaya is rising in present gynecological practice which may leads to terrifying sequel of infertility. In modern science, only hormonal preparations are used as treatment strategies but only offer short term symptomatic management. Methodology: A female patient of 17 years of age came to OPD of National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, on 29/01/2022 with chief complaints of irregular (delayed) menses with prolonged interval of 4-5 months since last 1 year along with USG findings of Bilateral Polycystic Ovarian Disease with simple Ovarian cyst in left Ovary. In this case study, patient was treated with some oral Ayurvedic preparation for 2 consecutive cycles having Strotoshodhak, Kapha- Vatashamak, and Vataanulomaka properties. Result: Patient had her menstruation regularly with normal duration during and after treatment.
ABSTRACT
Menstrual irregularity is one of the most frequent gynaecologic disorders among women in reproductive age. In modern science, the treatment is based on mostly hormone therapy. Due to the need of an era for alternative medicine in field of gynecology, present study was tried to overview oral medicine used to treat Artavakshayaaccording Ayurveda classics. This systematic review was designed in order to gather information regarding oral medications for Artavakshayain Ayurveda.This study had several steps assearching only randomised clinical trials in Ayurveda medicine literature, extracting them and finding evidences. To search Ayurveda medicine digital library was used, which includes several ancient traditional medical references. There quire data was gathered using data base such as Google scholar, PubMed, Dhara, Medknow, OMICS, Scopus, J-gate for knowledge. This paper explores different research articles related reviews and overall analysis about oral therapy which can be applied in the treatment of Artavakshaya.